Gaius Julius Sampsigeramus
Caius Julius Sampsiceramus, "from the Fabia tribe, also known as Seilas, son of Gaius Julius Alexion," was the builder of a mausoleum that formerly stood in the necropolis of Tell Abu Sabun, as recorded on an inscription said to have belonged to the monument. His relatedness to the Sampsigeramids has been deemed possible, probable, or has even been accepted, in which case through Gaius Julius Alexion.
, photographed 1907
According to Maurice Sartre, the owner's Roman citizenship, attested by his tria nomina, strongly supports relatedness to the royal family. The lack of allusion to royal kinship is best explained if the dynasty had been deprived of its kingdom shortly before the mausoleum was built and the said kingdom had been annexed to the Roman province of Syria, which occurred very likely between 72 and the construction of the mausoleum. As worded by Andreas Kropp, "what the builder was really keen on stressing is that he was a Roman citizen bearing the tria nomina."
