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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]
Bust of Elagabalus, Roman Emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. Elagabalus' sexual orientation and gender identity are the source of much controversy and debate. He married and divorced five women but also married two men.
Ancient sources impute the love of, or the preference for, exoleti (using this or equivalent terms) to various figures of Roman history, such as the tribune Clodius, [103] the emperors Tiberius, [104] Galba, [105] Titus, [106] and Elagabalus, [99] besides other figures encountered in anecdotes, told by writers such as Tacitus, on more ordinary ...
The museum said it will follow new research findings and begin referring to the ruler with the pronoun "she" in displays at the institution.
Some historians consider the Roman emperor Elagabalus to have been transgender. Elagabalus was reported to have dressed in a feminine manner, preferred to be called "Lady" instead of "Lord" and may have even sought a primitive form of gender-affirming surgery .
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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 ...
Canon lawyer Henry of Segusio argues that a "perfect hermaphrodite" where no sex prevailed should choose their legal gender under oath. [15] [16]Henry de Bracton's De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliae ("On the Laws and Customs of England", c. 1235) [17] classifies mankind as "male, female, or hermaphrodite", [18] and a "hermaphrodite is classed with male or female according to the ...