Matilda Brown

And Maesa immediately starts scheming and brings in nearby legions and starts bribing them and sort of fomenting a new Severan dynasty, a coup, to put her grandson, Elagabalus, on the throne.

And Maesa immediately starts scheming and brings in nearby legions and starts bribing them and sort of fomenting a new Severan dynasty, a coup, to put her grandson, Elagabalus, on the throne.

Yeah, it's her big sister.

Yeah, it's her big sister.

Yeah, it's her big sister.

Sure. We have her elder daughter is named Julia Soamias. These are all women with the name Julia, and so it gets very confusing. Her elder daughter is named Julia Soamias, and she has a son who is the future Emperor Elagabalus. And then her younger daughter is named Julia Mamea, who also has a son who is the future Emperor Severus Alexander.

Sure. We have her elder daughter is named Julia Soamias. These are all women with the name Julia, and so it gets very confusing. Her elder daughter is named Julia Soamias, and she has a son who is the future Emperor Elagabalus. And then her younger daughter is named Julia Mamea, who also has a son who is the future Emperor Severus Alexander.

Sure. We have her elder daughter is named Julia Soamias. These are all women with the name Julia, and so it gets very confusing. Her elder daughter is named Julia Soamias, and she has a son who is the future Emperor Elagabalus. And then her younger daughter is named Julia Mamea, who also has a son who is the future Emperor Severus Alexander.

And at this point, all of the men in the family, the husbands of Julia Soamius and Julia Maesa certainly have died. And so, you know, one reason that Macrinus would not view them as a threat. These are women without sort of any male familial support. And the husband, it appears that Julia Mamea has a second, she's in her second marriage to somebody who,

And at this point, all of the men in the family, the husbands of Julia Soamius and Julia Maesa certainly have died. And so, you know, one reason that Macrinus would not view them as a threat. These are women without sort of any male familial support. And the husband, it appears that Julia Mamea has a second, she's in her second marriage to somebody who,

And at this point, all of the men in the family, the husbands of Julia Soamius and Julia Maesa certainly have died. And so, you know, one reason that Macrinus would not view them as a threat. These are women without sort of any male familial support. And the husband, it appears that Julia Mamea has a second, she's in her second marriage to somebody who,

has not really had a formidable career that would make him a threat to Macrinus's fledgling reign.

has not really had a formidable career that would make him a threat to Macrinus's fledgling reign.

has not really had a formidable career that would make him a threat to Macrinus's fledgling reign.

Yeah, born around 208. So he would be about 9, 10 years old.

Yeah, born around 208. So he would be about 9, 10 years old.

Yeah, born around 208. So he would be about 9, 10 years old.

He's made the critical mistake of underestimating Julia Domna's big sister, who he's sent back to her power base. This family are the descendants of the priest kings of Emesa, so they already have tremendous regional influence there. Also, Julia Domna had, at the very beginning of the reign of Septimius Severus, already been aligned with the military pay on the coinage issued in the East.

He's made the critical mistake of underestimating Julia Domna's big sister, who he's sent back to her power base. This family are the descendants of the priest kings of Emesa, so they already have tremendous regional influence there. Also, Julia Domna had, at the very beginning of the reign of Septimius Severus, already been aligned with the military pay on the coinage issued in the East.

He's made the critical mistake of underestimating Julia Domna's big sister, who he's sent back to her power base. This family are the descendants of the priest kings of Emesa, so they already have tremendous regional influence there. Also, Julia Domna had, at the very beginning of the reign of Septimius Severus, already been aligned with the military pay on the coinage issued in the East.