John Bartek – AncientPages.com – There is no dearth of strange personalities in our history books. Some queens and kings were crazy, while others were very eccentric. Roman Emperor Elagabulus was one of the most controversial rulers of all time.
He did so many extraordinary things that it’s hard to say what made him famous, but it certainly wasn’t his leadership. He lived only 18 years and ruled for four years, yet he managed to create countless scandals and engage in countless immoral acts during that time.
Some say that the rumors about Heliogabulus were unfounded and that he was deliberately defamed. However, there is no smoke without fire, and Elgabulus must have given ancient historians at least some reason to present his figure in a sexually distorted manner.
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See also:
Numa Pompilius – the notable second king of ancient Rome who succeeded Romulus – did he ever exist?
Tyrant Tarkin the Proud: Rome’s seventh and last emperor exiled.
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