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title: Julia Soaemias
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10168/julia-soaemias/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Julia Soaemias

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Julia Soaemias](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10168.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10168.jpg)

## Image Caption

Statue of Julia Soaemias Bassiana (180 – March 11, 222 CE), a Syrian noblewoman and the mother of [Roman emperor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Emperor/) [Elagabalus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Elagabalus/) who ruled over the [Roman Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Empire/) during her son's reign (218 to 222 CE). The statue was found in Perge and is now in the Antalya Museum in [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/).

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
- [Facebook Profile](https://www.facebook.com/FollowingHadrian)
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, March 12). Julia Soaemias. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10168/julia-soaemias/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Julia Soaemias." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 12, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10168/julia-soaemias/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Julia Soaemias." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Mar 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10168/julia-soaemias/>.

## License & Copyright

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