Bust of Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Severan Period (AD 193-211) from the Roman Forum, House of the Vestal Virgins, Palatine Museum, Rome,

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Bust of Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus, Severan Period (AD 193-211) from the Roman Forum, House of the Vestal Virgins, Palatine Museum, Rome, Italy. Julia Domna[a] (c. 160 – 217 AD) was Roman empress consort from 193 to 211. She was born in Emesa (present-day Homs) in Roman Syria to an Arab family of priests of the deity Elagabalus. In 187, she married Libyan-born Septimius Severus, who at the time was governor of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis. They had two sons, Caracalla and Geta. A civil war over the Roman throne broke out in 193, and shortly afterwards Severus declared himself emperor. The war ended in 197 with the defeat of the last of Severus's opponents.

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Size: 3481px × 5221px
Location: Palatine Museum on Palatine Hill, Via di San Gregorio, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
Photo credit: © Rubens Alarcon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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