 The senators responded by acknowledging Elagabalus as emperor and accepting his claim to be the son of Caracalla . Caracalla and Julia Domna were both deified by the Senate , both Julia Maesa and Julia Soaemias were elevated to the rank of Augustae , and the memory of both Macrinus and <unk> was condemned by the Senate . The former commander of the Third Legion , Comazon , was appointed commander of the Praetorian Guard . 
