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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]
The museum said it will follow new research findings and begin referring to the ruler with the pronoun "she" in displays at the institution.
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 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.
Gannys (gr. Γάννυς or Γαίννυς) [1] was a Roman general who commanded the troops of Elagabalus (officially named Antoninus) against Emperor Macrinus in the Battle of Antioch. According to Edward Gibbon in his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire :
Spoilers below. The White Lotus Thailand has a bald white man problem. No, really. As a scene in the season 3 premiere comically reveals, there are actually a bunch of them at the resort. Chloe ...
Julia Soaemias Bassiana (180 – 11 March 222) was a Syrian noblewoman and the mother of Roman emperor Elagabalus, who ruled over the Roman Empire from 218 to 222. She was one of his chief advisors, initially with the support and accompaniment of her mother Julia Maesa.