Crimes of Elagabalus: The Life and Legacy of Rome's Decadent Boy Emperor by Martijn Icks

Crimes of Elagabalus: The Life and Legacy of Rome's Decadent Boy Emperor

Martijn Icks

276 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
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This book examines the life of one of the Roman Empire's most colourful figures, Elagabalus, and charts the many guises of his legacy: from evil tyrant to firebrand rebel, from mystical androgyne to modern gay teenager, from decadent sensualist to...

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