There are three sources that shed light on the life and opinions of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus, or, to use a well-known shorthand, Heliogabalus: Cassius Dio, a senator; Herodian, a civil servant; the author of the Vita Antonini Heliogabali, which is part of the Historia Augusta. Additional Physical Format: Online version: Optendrenk, Theo, 1939-Religionspolitik des Kaisers Elagabal im Spiegel der Historia Augusta. The Historia Augusta was most likely written near the end of the 4th century during the reign of emperor Theodosius I, drawing as much upon the invention of its author as actual historical sources.
Dio is the only author who claimed she practiced the act, while the other two (Herodian’s History of the Roman Empire since the Death of Marcus Aurelius and Historia Augusta) both talk about how Elagabalus sacrificed animals in a non-Roman fashion. Receptum de "https://la.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Historia_Augusta&oldid=88040" Bonn, R. Habelt, 1969 The Scriptores Historiae Augustae, or Historia Augusta, is a collection of biographies of Roman emperors, heirs, and claimants from Hadrian to Numerianus (117— 284 CE). The work, which is modeled on Suetonius, purports to be written by six different authors and quotes documents and … Elagabalus verwees blijkbaar naar hem als zijn echtgenoot en probeerde hem zelfs tot Caesar (kroonprins) te verheffen. Volgens de Historia Augusta zou Elagabalus echter ook een relatie hebben gehad met een atleet genaamd Aurelius Zoticus, met wie hij in een publieke ceremonie getrouwd zou zijn Heliogabalus. The life of Elagabalus as described in the Augustan History is believed to be largely a work of historical fiction.