▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Roman ▁politician ▁Marcus ▁Julius ▁G ess ius ▁Mar ci anus ▁and ▁was ▁possibly ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁Marcus ▁Julius ▁G ess ius ▁Bass ian us , ▁but ▁was ▁definitely ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁The oc lia ▁and ▁Sever an ▁Roman ▁em peror ▁Alexander ▁Sever us ▁( born ▁as ▁Marcus ▁Julius ▁G ess ius ▁Bass ian us ▁Alex ian us ) ▁ ▁A em il ius ▁Pap in ian us ▁( 1 4 2 – 2 1 2 ) ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Pap in ian , ▁a ▁celebrated ▁Roman ▁Jur ist ▁and ▁Pra et or ian ▁pre fect ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁k ins man ▁of ▁Julia ▁Dom na ▁ ▁Des c end ants ▁ ▁A ▁possible ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Dr us illa ▁of ▁Ma ure t ania ▁and ▁G ai us ▁Julius ▁So ha em us ▁was ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁Queen ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁century , ▁Z en ob ia ▁of ▁Pal my ra . ▁Z en ob ia ' s ▁possible ▁descent ▁from ▁Dr us illa ▁might ▁support ▁Z en ob ia ' s ▁claims ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁Queen ▁of ▁Egypt ▁Cle op atra ▁VII . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ist ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁I amb lich us , ▁claims ▁his ▁ancest ry ▁from ▁the ▁Em es ene ▁Pri est ▁Kings ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁contemporary ▁of ▁So ha em us ▁of ▁Armen ia ▁ ▁The ▁Sy rian ▁Ne op lat on ist ▁phil os opher ▁I amb lich us , ▁who ▁lived ▁between