A. Word. A. Day --Heliogabalus - wordsmith. org When it comes to imperial excess, Heliogabalus didn’t just raise the bar He had it gilded, perfumed, and carried in procession Crowned at 14 and assassinated by 18, he crammed a lifetime’s worth of scandal into four turbulent years
Elagabalus - World History Encyclopedia Upon his arrival in Rome and despite his youth, Elagabalus was officially recognized by the Senate as emperor - they had hoped for economic and political stability after the chaotic reigns of Caracalla and Macrinus Controversy, however, would soon rear its ugly head; something that would not only anger the Senate but also shock much of the populace, especially the Christians and Jews As a
Elagabalus: The 14-Year-Old Who Became One of Rome’s Most Unpopular . . . Steadily, the sun god became associated with a Roman sun deity called Sol (Helios in Greek mythology) and its numerous variations, Sol Invictus and Sol Indiges As a result of this association, Elagabalus was sometimes called “Heliogabalus” by some ancient writers
The Divine Chaos of Elagabalus: Rome’s Most Unconventional Emperor Although nicknames like Elagabalus and Heliogabalus imply divine embodiment, the emperor is never shown as Sol, and only wears a radiate crown on high-value coins Still, his intimate connection to Elagabal may have implied a semi-divine status
Elagabalus - Roman Emperor - ThoughtCo Sir Ronald Syme calls one of the biographies of the time, Aelius Lampridius' The Life of Antoninus Heliogabalus, a " farago of cheap pornography "* One of the contentions made by Lampridius is that Julia Symiamira (Soaemias), Julia Maesa's daughter, had made no secret of her liaison with Caracalla
Roman Emperor Elagabalus: Scandal and Controversy - TheCollector Did Elagabalus Try to Change Roman Religion? Heliogabalus, High Priest of the Sun, by Simeon Solomon, 1866 Source: Wikimedia Commons As the chief priest of the god Elagabal, the new emperor oversaw the complete restriction of the Roman religious hierarchy