Julia (daughter of Tigranes VI of Armenia)
Julia was a
Herodian Princess who lived in the 1st century and possibly in the 2nd century in the Roman Empire
.
She was of
Roman Emperor Nero in Rome and ruled there until 63. Julia had a brother called Gaius Julius Alexander, who was the Roman Client King of the Kingdom of Cetis, a small region in Cilicia
.
Her paternal grandparents were the Judean Prince
Mariamne
. Julia along with her brother and father were last the known descendants of the Kings of Cappadocia.
Little is known on Julia's life. At an unknown date Julia married a
Roman Emperor Vespasian
who ruled in the Roman Empire 69–79.
After Varus concluded his term as a Proconsul, he and Julia settled in Perga, the capital of the Roman province of Pamphylia. Julia became a priestess and served in the temple of the Ancient Greek Goddess Artemis in Perga. Artemis was the most important Goddess in Perga.
Julia bore Varus two children who were:
- Son, Gaius Plancius Varus, who became a Roman Senator and served as a consul during the reign of Roman Emperor Hadrian, who reigned 117–138. Gaius like his father became a prominent patron and prominent citizen in Perga.
- Daughter, Plancia Magna. Plancia Magna married a man of Roman Senatorial rank from Perga, a local citizen called Gaius Julius Cornutus Tertullus. Cornutus Tertullus and Plancia Magna had a son called Gaius Julius Plancius Varus Cornutus, who was Julia and her husband's only grandchild. Plancia Magna like her father and brother became a prominent patron and prominent citizen in Perga.
Sources
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