▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century ▁and ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century , ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁Pri est ▁Kings ▁ ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁Constantin ople , ▁Sch olar , ▁and ▁Christian ▁Saint ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century , ▁Phot ios ▁I , ▁notes ▁that ▁around ▁A . D . ▁ 5 0 0 , ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁P agan ▁Phil os opher ▁Dam as cius , ▁dedicated ▁a ▁book ▁to ▁a ▁The od ora , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Di ogen es , ▁son ▁of ▁E use b ius , ▁son ▁of ▁F lav ian us ▁and ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁King ▁Sam ps ic er am us ▁of ▁Em esa ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Black ▁Stone ▁ ▁El ag ab alus ▁( de ity ) ▁ ▁H oms ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁W . ▁Ball , ▁Rome ▁in ▁the ▁East : ▁The ▁Trans formation ▁of ▁an ▁Empire , ▁Rout ledge , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁A . ▁R . ▁Bir ley , ▁Sept im ius ▁Sever us : ▁The ▁African ▁Emperor , ▁Rout ledge , ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁ ▁G . ▁H . ▁H als berg he , ▁The ▁Cult ▁of ▁Sol ▁Inv ict us , ▁Br ill , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁B . ▁Lev ick , ▁Julia ▁Dom na , ▁Sy rian ▁Em press , ▁Taylor ▁& ▁Francis , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁▁▁ ▁R .