Julia Domna, wife of Septimius Severus (died 217CE)

Julia Domna (died 217CE). Julia Domna was the second wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Caracalla and Geta. She took an active role in the government during the reigns of her husband and later, Caracalla's. After Caracalla's assassination, she was thought to be involved in an assassination attempt against Macrinus, Caracalla's successor. After she was ordered to leave Antioch, Julia Domna committed suicide by starvation.