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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

Heliogabalus, at one breath, swallowed two dozen of oysters, which beats even Dando out and out.

From The Comic Latin Grammar A new and facetious introduction to the Latin tongue by Leech, John

The wretched Heliogabalus, by his taste for Oriental superstitions, both weakened the influence of the established hierarchy, and encouraged the toleration of a faith which came from Palestine.

From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by Newman, John Henry

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