Her father was a high priest of the sun god El-Gabal, and her older sister, Julia Maesa, also ended up being a grandmother to two future Roman emperors — Elagabalus and Severus Alexander.

她的父亲是太阳神埃喇伽巴的大祭司，她的姐姐朱丽娅·米萨最终也成为了两位未来的罗马皇帝——埃拉伽巴路斯和塞维鲁斯·亚历山大的祖母。