Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus

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Roman imperial dynasties
Severan dynasty
Julia Mamaea on a denarius celebrating Felicitas
Chronology
Septimius Severus		193 – 198
-with Caracalla		198 – 209
-with Caracalla and Geta		209 – 211
Caracalla and Geta		211 – 211
Caracalla		211 – 217
Interlude: Macrinus		217 – 218
Elagabalus		218 – 222
Alexander Severus		222 – 235
Dynasty
Severan dynasty family tree Category:Severan Dynasty
Succession
Preceded by Year of the Five Emperors		Followed by Crisis of the Third Century

Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus was a Syrian who lived in the 2nd and 3rd century AD. He originally came from Arca Caesarea (modern Arqa, Lebanon). Marcianus' career had advanced to the Equestrian rank (see Equestrian (Roman)) and he became a Promagistrate.

Marcianus married Julia Avita Mamaea, as her second husband. She was the second daughter of the powerful Roman Syrian woman Julia Maesa and the Syrian noble Julius Avitus. Her maternal aunt was Roman empress Julia Domna; her maternal uncle in marriage was Roman emperor Lucius Septimius Severus; her maternal cousins were Roman emperors Caracalla and Publius Septimius Geta and Julia was the maternal aunt to Roman emperor Elagabalus.

Mamaea bore Marcianus two children, a daughter called Theoclia (little is known of her) and a son Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus, later emperor Alexander Severus (208-235). His children were born and raised in Arca Caesarea. Marcianus most probably died, before his son became Roman emperor in 222.

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• German version of Wikipedia
• http://www.severusalexander.com/intro.htm#_Basic_History
• http://www.livius.org/jo-jz/julia/julia_mamaea.html
• http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Julia%20Mamaea