Controversial Roman Emperor Elagabalus Wanted To Be A Woman And Much More
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - There is no shortage of strange personalities in our history books. Some queens and kings were mad, while others were simply very eccentric. Roman Emperor Elagabalus was one of the most controversial rulers of all time.
He did so many unusual things that it’s difficult to say what made him famous, but it certainly wasn’t his leadership. He lived only 18 years and ruled for four, yet he managed to create countless scandals and commit numerous immoral acts during that time.
Some say the rumors about Heliogabalus were unfounded and that he was deliberately defamed. However, there is no smoke without fire, and Elagabalus must have given ancient historians at least some reason to portray his personality in a sexually distorted way.
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