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Elagabalus was born in 203 or 204, [b] to Sextus Varius Marcellus and Julia Soaemias Bassiana, [17] who had probably married around the year 200 (and no later than 204). [18] [19] Elagabalus's full birth name was probably (Sextus) Varius Avitus Bassianus, [c] the last name being apparently a cognomen of the Emesene dynasty. [20]
Cornelia Paula, Elagabalus' first wife, was given the honorific title Augusta. [5] In late 220, Elagabalus divorced her to marry the Vestal Virgin Aquilia Severa in a union that was considered scandalous because she was still a Vestal. Apart from falling in love with Severa, Elagabalus married Severa as a part of the religious process of ...
Femminielli or femmenielli (singular femminiello, also spelled as femmeniello) are a population of people who embody a third gender role in traditional Neapolitan culture. [4] [5] This term is culturally distinct from trans woman, and has its own cultural significance and practices, often including prostitution. [5]
The museum said it will follow new research findings and begin referring to the ruler with the pronoun "she" in displays at the institution.
Hierocles (Greek: Ἱεροκλῆς, late 2nd century – 222 AD) was a favourite and lover of the Roman Emperor Elagabalus. Most of the descriptions of his life are given by Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta. Hierocles was from Caria in Anatolia, and was at some point enslaved, later becoming a charioteer in the service of Elagabalus ...
The contemporary historian Dio tells that Aurelius Zoticus was an athlete originally from Smyrna, the son of a cook, for which he had the nickname Mageiros ("cook").In addition to having a beautiful body, Zotico was known for having large sexual organs; when the emperor's envoys, sent around for this purpose, learned of this fame, they had him accompanied to Rome with a gigantic escort.
In real life, Topper is played by 28-year-old Austin North. Austin North in 2024. Jeff Hahne/Getty Images for Netflix. North got his start on Disney Channel, ...
Julia Domna was born in Emesa (modern day Homs) in Syria around 160 AD [6] to an Arab family that was part of the Emesene dynasty. [7] Her name, Domna, is an archaic Arabic word meaning "black", [8] [9] referencing the nature of the sun god Elagabalus which took the form of a black stone.