Emesene priestly family
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The Emesene priestly family was a prominent Syrian dynasty from Emesa whose members served as hereditary priests of the sun god Elagabal and rose to imperial prominence in Rome through figures such as Julia Domna.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syrian dynasty
ⓘ
priestly family ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Emesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Temple of Elagabal at Emesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Syrian Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
providing Roman emperors
ⓘ
providing consorts to Roman emperors ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| linkedTo | cult of Sol Invictus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberHeldTitle |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
Roman empress ⓘ high priest of Elagabal ⓘ |
| notableFor | integration of Syrian religious traditions into Roman imperial culture ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Elagabalus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julia Domna NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Maesa NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Mamaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Soaemias NERFINISHED ⓘ Severus Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Sextus Varius Marcellus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Emesene dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | imperial court at Rome ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | client rulers of Rome ⓘ |
| region | Roman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | solar cult of Elagabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole | hereditary priests of the sun god Elagabal ⓘ |
| roseToProminenceIn | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | Elagabal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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