Elagabalus and the Black Stone: How Rome Saw Its Gods Betrayed
Автор: Historical Horrors Uncovered
Загружено: 2025-10-14
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Описание: From the dying grandeur of the Roman Empire to a palace turned temple, this episode traces the meteoric rise and brutal fall of Elagabalus—boy-priest, would-be theocrat, and one of history’s most controversial rulers. We follow the Severan Dynasty’s African and Syrian roots, Julia Maesa’s conspiracy that crowned a teenager in the Syrian revolt, the Battle of Antioch against Macrinus, and the long road to Rome where the Black Stone of Emesa was enthroned in the Elagabalium above Jupiter. Witness ecstatic rituals, a court dripping in silk and incense, shocking marriages—including to the Vestal Virgin Aquilia Severa—and public unions with lovers like Hierocles and Zoticus that fueled rumors, gender fluidity, and a modern debate over whether Elagabalus was history’s first transgender ruler. As outrage swells across Senate and legions, betrayal at the Praetorian camp installs Severus Alexander, ending in assassination, desecration, and damnatio memoriae. It’s a sweeping, character-driven dive into religion, identity, power, and the fragility of empire at the breaking point.
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