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.

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Syrian dynasty ⓘ
priestly family ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Severan dynasty ⓘ
basedIn Emesa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Syria ⓘ
cultCenter Temple of Elagabal at Emesa ⓘ
ethnicGroup Syrian Arabs ⓘ
linked to: Syrian
knownFor providing Roman emperors ⓘ
providing consorts to Roman emperors ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
linkedTo cult of Sol Invictus ⓘ
linked to: Deus Sol Invictus
memberHeldTitle Roman emperor ⓘ
Roman empress ⓘ
high priest of Elagabal ⓘ
notableFor integration of Syrian religious traditions into Roman imperial culture ⓘ
notableMember Elagabalus ⓘ
Julia Domna ⓘ
Julia Maesa ⓘ
Julia Mamaea ⓘ
Julia Soaemias ⓘ
Severus Alexander ⓘ
Sextus Varius Marcellus ⓘ
partOf Emesene dynasty ⓘ
politicalInfluence imperial court at Rome ⓘ
politicalStatus client rulers of Rome ⓘ
region Roman Syria ⓘ
religion solar cult of Elagabal ⓘ
linked to: cult of Elagabal
religiousRole hereditary priests of the sun god Elagabal ⓘ
roseToProminenceIn Roman Empire ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century BCE ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ
3rd century CE ⓘ
worshippedDeity Elagabal ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Julia Domna → nobleFamily → Emesene priestly family ⓘ
cult of Elagabal → linkedTo → Emesene priestly dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Emesene priestly family
Julius Bassianus → memberOf → Emesene aristocracy ⓘ
subject linked to: Julius Bassianus (probable)
linked to: Emesene priestly family
Julius Bassianus → partOf → Emesene priestly dynasty ⓘ
subject linked to: Julius Bassianus (probable)
linked to: Emesene priestly family