Elagabalus

[ el-uh-gab-uh-luhs, ee-luh- ]

noun

1. Heliogabalus.

Elagabalus

/ ˌiːlə-; ˌɛləˈɡæbələs /

noun

1. same as Heliogabalus

Example Sentences

Discourse surrounding Elagabalus’ gender identity has been around for a long time and is often divisive between academics.

From Washington Times

“The historians we use to try and understand the life of Elagabalus are extremely hostile towards him, and therefore cannot be taken at face value. We don’t have any direct evidence from Elagabalus himself of his own words,” Shushma Malik, a classics professor at Cambridge University, told BBC.

From Washington Times

“References to Elagabalus wearing makeup, wigs and removing body hair may have been written in order to undermine the unpopular emperor,” she said.

From Washington Times

Mr. Hoskins, however, told the outlet that certain texts provide evidence “that Elagabalus most definitely preferred the ‘she’ pronoun and as such this is something we reflect when discussing her in contemporary times, as we believe is standard practice elsewhere.”

From Washington Times

The museum said the decision to change emperor Elagabalus’ pronouns was made after classical texts say the emperor once said, “call me not Lord, for I am a Lady,” according to the BBC.

From Washington Times