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Bassianus (other) (), bishop of Ephesus
* Joannes Bassianus (12th century), Italian jurist
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Bassianus may refer to: * Caracalla (Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 188–217), Roman Emperor * Julius Bassianus (died 217), Emesene High Priest * Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus (), Roman priest during the reign of Caracalla * Elagabalus (), Roman Emperor * Bassianus (senator) (died 316), senator executed by Constantine the Great * Saint Bassianus of Lodi ( – ), bishop of Lodi, Italy * Bassianus (bishop) Bassianus was the Bishop of Ephesus (444–448). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracalla
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname "Caracalla" () was Roman emperor from 198 to 217. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor Septimius Severus and Empress Julia Domna. Proclaimed co-ruler by his father in 198, he reigned jointly with his brother Geta, co-emperor from 209, after their father's death in 211. His brother was murdered by the Praetorian Guard later that year, under orders from Caracalla himself, who then reigned afterwards as sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Caracalla found administration to be mundane, leaving those responsibilities to his mother. Caracalla's reign featured domestic instability and external invasions by the Germanic peoples. Caracalla's reign became notable for the Antonine Constitution ( la, Constitutio Antoniniana), also known as the Edict of Caracalla, which granted Roman citizenship to all free men throughout the Roman Empire. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Bassianus
Julius Bassianus (born in the second half of the 2nd century, died 217) was an Arab high priest of Elagabalus at the ''Temple of the Sun'' in Emesa, Syria, where this solar deity was worshipped in a shape of a black stone. The name Elagabalus derives from ''Ilāh'' (a Semitic word for "god") and ''gabal'' (an Arabic word for "mountain"), resulting in "the God of the Mountain," the Emesene manifestation of the deity. Bassianus was a member of the Royal family of Emesa (modern Homs), which was a part of the Arab aristocracy in this client kingdom of the Roman Empire. The beginning of his priesthood is unknown, but by 187 he was a high priest at Emesa. Bassianus was a son of a Julius and his paternal uncle was Julius Agrippa, who served as a Primipilaris (a former leading Centurion).Levick, ''Julia Domna: Syrian Empress'', p.18 Future emperor Lucius Septimius Severus had visited Emesa, based on a promising horoscope that he would find his future wife in Syria. Bassianus introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus
Marcus Julius Gessius BassianusPrado, ''The Emperor Elagabalus: Fact or Fiction?'', p. xxiii (flourished 3rd century) was a ''Magister'' (master) in the Arval Brethren during the reign of Roman emperor Caracalla who ruled from 212 until 217. Bassianus seems to be linked to the ''Julii'' and the ''Bassiani''. From his name, could point to him as a possible son of the Syrian Roman nobles Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus and Julia Avita Mamaea, being a possible brother of Roman emperor Alexander SeverusBirley, ''Septimius Severus: The African Emperor'', p. 222 and his sister, Theoclia. If this is correct, Bassianus was a relation to the Royal family of Emesa and the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire. Bassianus was not a known Priest of the cult of Elagabalus.Prado, ''The Emperor Elagabalus: Fact or Fiction?'', p. 215 Although he was a Roman Priest, was unable to attend the ceremonies of the Arval Brethren in Rome, probably due to Bassianus being based in the East. References So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elagabalus
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus, 204 – 11/12 March 222), better known by his nickname "Elagabalus" (, ), was Roman emperor from 218 to 222, while he was still a teenager. His short reign was conspicuous for sex scandals and religious controversy. A close relative to the Severan dynasty, he came from a prominent Arab family in Emesa ( Homs), Syria, where since his early youth he served as head priest of the sun god Elagabal. After the death of his cousin, the emperor Caracalla, Elagabalus was raised to the principate at 14 years of age in an army revolt instigated by his grandmother Julia Maesa against Caracalla's short-lived successor, Macrinus. He only posthumously became known by the Latinised name of his god. Later historians suggest Elagabalus showed a disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos. He replaced the traditional head of the Roman pantheon, Jupiter, with the deity Elagabal, of whom he had been high priest. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassianus (senator)
Bassianus (died 316 AD) was a Roman senator, whom the Emperor Constantine I arranged to marry his half-sister, Anastasia (sister of Constantine I), Anastasia. In 314 Constantine hoped to elevate Bassianus to the imperial rank of ''Caesar (title), caesar'', but Constantine's co-''augustus'' in the East Licinius successfully opposed the move. According to the ''Anonymus Valesianus'', a Latin chronicle composed during late antiquity, Bassianus was accused of plotting against the throne and was executed by Constantine. Biography The choice of Bassianus is probably to be understood in light of the fact that Bassianus' brother, Senecio, was a high official in service of Licinius, Constantine's colleague in the East, and thus this marriage strengthened the bond between the two ''augusti''. The next year, in 316, Constantine sent his half-brother Julius Constantius, to Licinius at Sirmium, with the proposal of elevating Bassianus to the rank of Caesar (title), caesar and with power over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassianus Of Lodi
Bassianus of Lodi ( it, Bassiano di Lodi, la, Bassianus Laudensis; c. 320 – 413) was an Italian saint, the patron saint of Lodi and Pizzighettone in Italy. Biography Born in Syracuse, Sicily, to Sergius, prefect of the city, Bassianus was sent to Rome in order to complete his studies. There, he was converted to Christianity by a priest named Giordano much against his parents' will. Bassianus's father, who wanted his son to apostatize, asked him to return to Syracuse. Bassianus refused and fled to a relative, Urso, Bishop of Ravenna. There Bassianus took up the life of a hermit near Sant'Apollinare in Classe. When the bishop of Lodi died around 373, Bassianus was asked to succeed him. He was consecrated bishop by Ambrose of Milan and Urso of Ravenna. Bassianus built a church dedicated to the Apostles, consecrating it in 381 in the presence of Ambrose and Saint Felix of Como. He participated in the Council of Aquileia in 381 and may perhaps have participated in the Council of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassianus (bishop)
Bassianus was the Bishop of Ephesus (444–448). As a priest of Ephesus, he was reportedly very popular, but his bishop, , is said to have sought his removal by promoting him to the Bishopric of Evaza due to jealousy. Bassianus repudiated the to which he was violently forced to submit, an attitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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