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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.


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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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 Jun. 9, 2017

John Zorn Zorn has taken his music on a numerological and symbolical journey into the occult in recent years with albums such as IAO: Music in Sacred Light or the barnstorming Six Litanies for Heliogabalus.

From The Guardian Jul. 1, 2010

I do not wish to discuss Heliogabalus or Macrinus or Julian, who were immediately wiped out since they were universally contemptible.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

The brutality of Caracalla, the overblown sensuality of Nero, the effeminacy of Commodus or Heliogabalus are all absent here.

From New Italian sketches by Symonds, John Addington

The Religious Policy of the Emperors from Heliogabalus to Philip the Arabian, 217-249§ 37.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

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