The Elagabalium was a temple built by the Roman emperor Elagabalus, located on the south-east corner of the Palatine Hill. During Elagabalus' reign from 218 until 222, the Elagabalium was the center of a controversial religious cult, dedicated to Elagabalus, of which the emperor himself was the high priest.
The Elagabalium was a temple built by the Roman emperor Elagabalus, located on the south-east corner of the Palatine Hill. During Elagabalus' reign from...
brought the god's baetyl to Rome with great ceremony, and built the Elagabalium to house it. It seems to have been a conical meteorite. In some cases...
sexual intercourse was to be buried alive. A lavish temple called the Elagabalium was built on the east face of the Palatine Hill to house Elagabal, who...
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brought the image of this god, a conical black stone (Baetyl), to the Elagabalium in Rome. Emesa also grew wealthy because it formed a link in the eastern...
monumental arch. It is further thought that this was the temple (the Elagabalium) that the emperor Elagabalus (r. 218–222 CE) rededicated to his patron...
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