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The crimes of Elagabalus : the life and legacy of Rome's decadent boy emperor, Martijn Icks
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- Summary
- Elagabalus is one of the most notorious of Rome's 'bad emperors': a sexually-depraved and eccentric hedonist who in his short and riotous reign made unprecedented changes to Roman state religion and defied all taboos. An oriental boy-priest from Syria - aged just fourteen when he was elevated to power in 218 CE - he placed the sun god El-Gabal at the head of the established Roman pantheon, engaged in orgiastic rituals, took male and female lovers, wore feminine dress and prostituted himself in taverns and even inside the imperial palace. Since his assassination by Praetorian Guards at the age of eighteen, Elagabalus has been an object of fascination to historians and a source of inspiration for artists and writers. This immensely readable book examines the life of one of the Roman Empire's most colourful figures, and charts the many guises of his legacy: from evil tyrant to firebrand rebel, from mystical androgyne to modern gay teenager, from decadent sensualist to ancient pop star
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 276 p.
- Contents
-
- The boy on the throne
- The child priest from Emesa
- The invincible priest-emperor
- The rejected ruler
- The evil tyrant
- The decadent emperor
- The modern monarch
- Epilogue
- The Nachleben of Elagabalus in art and literature : an overview
- Label
- The crimes of Elagabalus : the life and legacy of Rome's decadent boy emperor
- Title
- The crimes of Elagabalus
- Title remainder
- the life and legacy of Rome's decadent boy emperor
- Statement of responsibility
- Martijn Icks
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Elagabalus is one of the most notorious of Rome's 'bad emperors': a sexually-depraved and eccentric hedonist who in his short and riotous reign made unprecedented changes to Roman state religion and defied all taboos. An oriental boy-priest from Syria - aged just fourteen when he was elevated to power in 218 CE - he placed the sun god El-Gabal at the head of the established Roman pantheon, engaged in orgiastic rituals, took male and female lovers, wore feminine dress and prostituted himself in taverns and even inside the imperial palace. Since his assassination by Praetorian Guards at the age of eighteen, Elagabalus has been an object of fascination to historians and a source of inspiration for artists and writers. This immensely readable book examines the life of one of the Roman Empire's most colourful figures, and charts the many guises of his legacy: from evil tyrant to firebrand rebel, from mystical androgyne to modern gay teenager, from decadent sensualist to ancient pop star
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- NRAND
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1981-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Icks, Martijn
- Dewey number
- 937.07
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Elagabalus
- Degeneration
- Political corruption
- Emperors
- Rome
- Label
- The crimes of Elagabalus : the life and legacy of Rome's decadent boy emperor, Martijn Icks
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- The boy on the throne -- The child priest from Emesa -- The invincible priest-emperor -- The rejected ruler -- The evil tyrant -- The decadent emperor -- The modern monarch -- Epilogue -- The Nachleben of Elagabalus in art and literature : an overview
- Control code
- 000047819143
- Extent
- xi, 276 p.
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- The crimes of Elagabalus : the life and legacy of Rome's decadent boy emperor, Martijn Icks
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- The boy on the throne -- The child priest from Emesa -- The invincible priest-emperor -- The rejected ruler -- The evil tyrant -- The decadent emperor -- The modern monarch -- Epilogue -- The Nachleben of Elagabalus in art and literature : an overview
- Control code
- 000047819143
- Extent
- xi, 276 p.
- Other physical details
- ill.
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