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Bezig met laden... The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Romedoor Harry Sidebottom
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. https://tamaranth.blogspot.com/2024/02/2024025-mad-emperor-heliogabalus-and.html ( ) There are very few biographies or histories of Heliogabalus, and very little of this sparse documentation is what a modern reader would consider to be "truth." The author tries his best to turn these deficiencies into a strength by examining the changing field of history from Roman times to the modern day. He also pads the book with general observations about emperors in ancient Rome, all riddled with British humor that does not quite map elegantly onto a scholarly work. Not recommended, except for readers who really [heart] the Roman Empire. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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On 8 June AD218 a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy, egged on by his grandmother, led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Against all expectations, he was victorious. Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The next four years were to be the strangest in the history of the empire. Heliogabalus humiliated the prestigious Senators and threw extravagant dinner parties for lower-class friends. He ousted Jupiter from his summit among the gods and replaced him with Elagabal. He married a Vestal Virgin - twice. Rumours abounded that he was a prostitute. In the first biography of Heliogabalus in over half a century, Harry Sidebottom unveils the high drama of sex, religion, power and culture in Ancient Rome as we've never seen it before. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)937.07092History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Constitutional 31 B.C.-284 A.D.LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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