Heliogabalus

American  

[hee-lee-uh-gab-uh-luhs] / ˌhi li əˈgæb ə ləs /

noun

1. Varius Avitus BassianusMarcus Aurelius Antoninus, a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.

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Heliogabalus British  

/ ˌhiːlɪəʊˈɡæbələs /

noun

1. original name Varius Avitus Bassianus. ?204–222 _ad , Roman emperor (218–222). His reign was notorious for debauchery and extravagance

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Example Sentences

Lentils are surprisingly popular in "Apicius," and legend has it that Emperor Heliogabalus, who was assassinated in A.D.

From Salon

References to Antonin Artaud, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are interspersed with narrative snippets and nods to Heliogabalus, emperor of Rome from 218-222, when he was assassinated at the ripe old age of 18.

From Los Angeles Times

“One Roman emperor, Heliogabalus, never wore the same pair of shoes twice,” she said, sipping cappuccino at a cafe near Lincoln Center.

From New York Times

That desire is ancient — in the third century, Heliogabalus served peas mixed with gold pieces, lentils scattered with onyx — and went strong through the Middle Ages.

From New York Times

After the conversion of Constantine there was no prince in any section of the Roman Empire altogether so depraved, or at least so shameless, as Nero or Heliogabalus; but the Byzantine Empire can show none bearing the faintest resemblance to Antonine or Marcus Aurelius, while the nearest approximation to that character at Rome was furnished by the Emperor Julian, who contemptuously abandoned the Christian faith.

From Project Gutenberg