A scholarly biography of the teenage Roman emperor Heliogabalus, exploring his scandalous reign through themes of sex, religion, power, and imperial culture.
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A scholarly biography of the teenage Roman emperor Heliogabalus, exploring his scandalous reign through themes of sex, religion, power, and imperial culture.
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What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? Discover the scandalous life and times of Rome's worst emperor. 'Buy the book; it's very entertaining.' David Aaronovitch, The Times On 8 June 218 AD, a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy, egged on by his grandmother, led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Against all expectations, he was victorious. Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The next four years were to be th...
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Sexual content
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Frequent mentions of debauchery, sexual promiscuity, prostitution rumors, and non-normative marriages.
Violence & gore
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References to civil war battles and the emperor's violent death.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Descriptions of extravagant feasts and dinner parties.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Historical accounts of non-normative sexual behavior and gender presentation.
Religious content
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Central focus on replacing Jupiter with Elagabal and religious rituals.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Analysis of senate humiliation, imperial power, and Roman society.
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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References to slavery, political violence, and systemic Roman-era suffering.
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