Elagabalus: His Life and Times

by Michael Hone

The exquisite Emperor Elagabalus is reported to have married his charioteer, Hierocles, and the athlete Zoticus. Elagabalus made no attempt to hide his true nature: stark-naked, he would stand at the door of his palace or a tavern or the entrance to the baths and offer himself to all comers, out Messalina-ing Messalina. About Elagabalus historian Edward Gibbon wrote, ''his inexpressible infamy surpasses that of any other age or country.'' That a man...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1985637480
• ISBN13: 9781985637481
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"