The Crimes of Elagabalus : The Life and Legacy of Rome's Decadent Boy Emperor (Bom Estado)
The Crimes of Elagabalus : The Life and Legacy of Rome's Decadent Boy Emperor (Bom Estado)
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Titulo: The Crimes of Elagabalus : The Life and Legacy of Rome's Decadent Boy Emperor (Bom Estado)
Autor: Martijn Icks
ESTADO: BOM ESTADO
ISBN/EAN: 9781780765501
Editor: I.B. TAURIS
Ano: 2013
Idioma: Inglês
Encadernação: N.A.
Páginas: 288
Coleção: N.A.
Nº. da Coleção: N.A.
Código de Controlo: 5A
Descrição: Elagabalus was one of the most notorious of Rome's 'bad emperors': a sexually-depraved and eccentric hedonist who in his short and riotous reign made unprecedented changes to Roman state religion and defied all taboos. An oriental boy-priest from Syria - aged just fourteen when he was elevated to power in 218 CE - he placed the sun god El-Gabal at the head of the established Roman pantheon, engaged in orgiastic rituals, took male and female lovers, wore feminine dress and was alleged to have prostituted himself in taverns and even inside the imperial palace. Since his assassination by the Praetorian Guard at the age of eighteen, Elagabalus has been an object of fascination to historians and a source of inspiration for artists and writers. This immensely readable book examines the life of one of the Roman Empire's most colourful figures, and charts the many guises of his legacy: from evil tyrant to firebrand rebel, from mystical androgyne to modern gay teenager, from decadent sensualist to ancient pop star.
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Autor: Martijn Icks
ESTADO: BOM ESTADO
ISBN/EAN: 9781780765501
Editor: I.B. TAURIS
Ano: 2013
Idioma: Inglês
Encadernação: N.A.
Páginas: 288
Coleção: N.A.
Nº. da Coleção: N.A.
Código de Controlo: 5A
Descrição: Elagabalus was one of the most notorious of Rome's 'bad emperors': a sexually-depraved and eccentric hedonist who in his short and riotous reign made unprecedented changes to Roman state religion and defied all taboos. An oriental boy-priest from Syria - aged just fourteen when he was elevated to power in 218 CE - he placed the sun god El-Gabal at the head of the established Roman pantheon, engaged in orgiastic rituals, took male and female lovers, wore feminine dress and was alleged to have prostituted himself in taverns and even inside the imperial palace. Since his assassination by the Praetorian Guard at the age of eighteen, Elagabalus has been an object of fascination to historians and a source of inspiration for artists and writers. This immensely readable book examines the life of one of the Roman Empire's most colourful figures, and charts the many guises of his legacy: from evil tyrant to firebrand rebel, from mystical androgyne to modern gay teenager, from decadent sensualist to ancient pop star.
