| Author: | John Stuart Hay | ISBN: | 9788832574432 |
| Publisher: | Blackmore Dennett | Publication: | April 12, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Stuart Hay |
| ISBN: | 9788832574432 |
| Publisher: | Blackmore Dennett |
| Publication: | April 12, 2019 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Heliogabalus was Roman emperor from 218 to 222. A member of the Severan dynasty, he was Syrian, the second son of Julia Soaemias and Sextus Varius Marcellus. In his early youth he served the god Heliogabalus as a priest in Emesa, the hometown of his mother's family. As a private citizen, he was probably named Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus. Upon becoming emperor he took the name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus. He was called Heliogabalus only after his death.
Heliogabalus was Roman emperor from 218 to 222. A member of the Severan dynasty, he was Syrian, the second son of Julia Soaemias and Sextus Varius Marcellus. In his early youth he served the god Heliogabalus as a priest in Emesa, the hometown of his mother's family. As a private citizen, he was probably named Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus. Upon becoming emperor he took the name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus. He was called Heliogabalus only after his death.
