Emperors of Rome cover image

Episode CXXV - Call Me Not a Lord, for I Am a Lady (Elagabalus III)

Emperors of Rome

00:00

The Story of El Ablus

A lot of the stories that we get from all the historical sources, portray somebody who's very confused about his sexuality and gender. So for example, dio says he would go to the taverns by night wearing a wig, and there ply the trade of a female huckster. He frequented the notorious brothels, drove out the prostitutes and played the prostitutehim self. There are stories about him promoting low born men, whom he had sex with, to high office. But they're promoted to no key offices, such as being in charge of the equestrian census, no high administrative posts which have control. Now, cassius styo then goes on to say,

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app