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He was born in Emesa, present-day Homs located in present-day Syria in the year AD. C. He was a Roman nobleman and priest, who became emperor and belonged to the Severa dynasty. He reigned from AD. C. until the year AD. C. Upon becoming emperor he took the name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and was only known as Heliogabalus long after his death. He was the son of Sextus Vario Marcellus who belonged to the equestrian order and later reached the rank of Senator and his mother Julia Soemia Basiana was a cousin of the Roman emperor Caracalla. julia mameaFor her part, her maternal aunt was Julia Mamea (in the image) , who was married to the aristocrat, Marcus Julius Gesius Marciano, and their son was her cousin and successor, the Emperor Alexander Severus.
Elagabalus's family had hereditary rights to the priesthood of the Sun god, El-Gabal, of whom Elagabalus was High Priest in his native city of Homs. The name El-Gabal originally referred to the patron deity of the emperor's birthplace. " El " refers to the main Semitic deity, while " Gabal ", which means mountain and is its manifestation of Homs. The god was later taken to Rome and assimilated with the sole solar god, who was C Level Executive List known as Sol Indiges in Republican times, and later Sol Invictus during the nd and rd centuries. Thus, he adopted the name of the god, calling himself " Elagabalus ." HIS ARRIVAL TO POWER When Emperor Macrinus took power, he wanted to eliminate the threat posed by Caracalla's surviving family, sending them into exile. Julia Mesa, her two daughters, and her eldest grandson, Heliogabalus, were sent to their rural residence in Homs. Once settled there, Julia Mesa began to plot a plot together with her eunuch advisor and Elagabalus' tutor, General Gannys, to overthrow Emperor Macrinus and place Elagabalus, who was only fourteen years old, on the imperial throne.
Elagabalus and his mother adhered to the pretensions of Julia Mesa and forged the lie that Elagabalus was the illegitimate son of Caracalla, so the supporters of the former emperor now owed loyalty to the teenager. After Julia Mesa displayed her wealth before the III Legio Gemina stationed at Raphana in Syria, she swore allegiance to Elagabalus. At dawn on May , AD. C., Publio Valerio Comazón Eutiquiano, commander of the legion, declared the young Heliogabalus emperor. To strengthen his legitimacy through more propaganda, Elagabalus assumed the names with which Caracalla identified himself, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Other Roman emperors Theodosius I the Great. The third Hispanic emperor The emperor Macrinus sent his praetorian prefect, Ulpius Julianus, to Syria with a contingent of troops that he considered strong enough to crush the rebellion that he wanted to impose on Heliogabalus as emperor. However, this force soon rebelled against the emperor and joined forces loyal to Elagabalus when, during the battle, they declared themselves rebellious to their commanders. The officers were killed and Julian's head was sent back to the emperor.
Elagabalus's family had hereditary rights to the priesthood of the Sun god, El-Gabal, of whom Elagabalus was High Priest in his native city of Homs. The name El-Gabal originally referred to the patron deity of the emperor's birthplace. " El " refers to the main Semitic deity, while " Gabal ", which means mountain and is its manifestation of Homs. The god was later taken to Rome and assimilated with the sole solar god, who was C Level Executive List known as Sol Indiges in Republican times, and later Sol Invictus during the nd and rd centuries. Thus, he adopted the name of the god, calling himself " Elagabalus ." HIS ARRIVAL TO POWER When Emperor Macrinus took power, he wanted to eliminate the threat posed by Caracalla's surviving family, sending them into exile. Julia Mesa, her two daughters, and her eldest grandson, Heliogabalus, were sent to their rural residence in Homs. Once settled there, Julia Mesa began to plot a plot together with her eunuch advisor and Elagabalus' tutor, General Gannys, to overthrow Emperor Macrinus and place Elagabalus, who was only fourteen years old, on the imperial throne.
Elagabalus and his mother adhered to the pretensions of Julia Mesa and forged the lie that Elagabalus was the illegitimate son of Caracalla, so the supporters of the former emperor now owed loyalty to the teenager. After Julia Mesa displayed her wealth before the III Legio Gemina stationed at Raphana in Syria, she swore allegiance to Elagabalus. At dawn on May , AD. C., Publio Valerio Comazón Eutiquiano, commander of the legion, declared the young Heliogabalus emperor. To strengthen his legitimacy through more propaganda, Elagabalus assumed the names with which Caracalla identified himself, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. Other Roman emperors Theodosius I the Great. The third Hispanic emperor The emperor Macrinus sent his praetorian prefect, Ulpius Julianus, to Syria with a contingent of troops that he considered strong enough to crush the rebellion that he wanted to impose on Heliogabalus as emperor. However, this force soon rebelled against the emperor and joined forces loyal to Elagabalus when, during the battle, they declared themselves rebellious to their commanders. The officers were killed and Julian's head was sent back to the emperor.