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Basilina
Sign in to saveBasilina (; died 332/333) was the wife of Julius Constantius and the mother of the Roman emperor Julian (r. 361–363) who in her honour gave the name Basilinopolis to a city in Bithynia (modern Pazarköy near Gemlik, in Turkey).
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Basilina
- Royalty.birth_place
- Asia Minor
- Royalty.death_date
- 332/333
- Royalty.spouse
- Julius Constantius
- Royalty.issue
- Julian
- Royalty.dynasty
- Constantinian
- Royalty.father
- Julius Julianus
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Spouse
- Julius Constantius
- Child
- Julian
- Father
- Julius Julianus
- Occupation
- politician
- Religion
- Christianity
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- date of death
- 0332-01-01
- relative
- Eusebius of Nicomedia
- time period
- Roman Empire
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- date of birth
- 0300-00-00
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Basilina (; died 332/333) was the wife of Julius Constantius and the mother of the Roman emperor Julian (r. 361–363) who in her honour gave the name Basilinopolis to a city in Bithynia (modern Pazarköy near Gemlik, in Turkey).
==Biography== Basilina was of Greek descent born in Asia Minor. She was either the daughter of Caeionius Iulianus Camenius, or more likely of Julius Julianus, and received a classical education (i.e., Homer and Hesiod) from Mardonius, a eunuch who grew up in the house of her father. She had a sister who became the mother of Procopius. She was a relative of Bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia, her son's tutor.
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