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Elagabalus was Caracalla's child. Marcellus's
tombstone attests that
Elagabalus had at
least one brother,
about whom
nothing is known.
Elagabalus's grandmother...
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consistently referred to as
Elagabalus in
Roman coins and
inscriptions from AD 218 on,
during the
reign of
emperor Elagabalus.
Elagabalus was
initially venerated...
- fourteen-year-old grandson,
Elagabalus,
recognized as emperor.
Macrinus was
overthrown at the
Battle of
Antioch on 8 June 218 and
Elagabalus proclaimed himself...
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young Elagabalus.
After months of mild
rebellion by the bulk of the army in Syria,
Macrinus took his
loyal troops to meet the army of
Elagabalus near Antioch...
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legion defected to
Elagabalus forcing Macrinus to
retire to Antioch.
Elagabus took to the
offensive and
marched on Antioch.
Elagabalus' armies, commanded...
-
strange ****ual
behaviour and the
Eastern religious practices of
Elagabalus.
Elagabalus lost the
favour of both the
Praetorian Guard and the senate, mainly...
-
spent from her
wealth to
champion her
grandson Elagabalus as the
rightful heir to the empire.
Elagabalus,
chief priest of the god Elagabal, was proclaimed...
- by many torches.
Elagabalus opened the
doors of the
palace dancing and, when
Zoticus greeted him
calling him "Lord Emperor",
Elagabalus replied: "Call me...
- unpo****r
emperor Elagabalus. Thus, to
preserve her own position, she had
Elagabalus adopt the
young Alexander and then
arranged for
Elagabalus' ********ination...
-
increasingly desperate Elagabalus.
Elagabalus'
continued machinations against Alexander spurred Praetorians to
murder Elagabalus, and
Alexander became...
