The Empire
Julia Domna
She was an empress who loved learning and held the court together.
Years. About AD 160 to AD 217
We are not sure. Her birth year is about AD 160 to 170. Sources do not agree.
Three short facts
- 1She came from Emesa in Syria.
- 2She married Septimius Severus.
- 3Writers and thinkers gathered around her.
The story
Julia Domna was well educated.
She traveled with the emperor and advised him.
After he died, her sons Caracalla and Geta shared power badly.
She lived through palace violence and died soon after Caracalla.