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

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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2011 - Biography & Autobiography - 276 pages
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 ancient pop star.

About the author (2011)

Martijn Icks is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Dusseldorf, Germany. He obtained his PhD cum laude at the University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands in 2008.

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