Elagabalus forced leading members of Rome's government to participate in religious rites celebrating Sol Invictus, which he personally led. He replaced Jupiter, head of the Roman pantheon, with a new god, Deus Sol Invictus, which in Latin means "the Sun, Undefeated God". Elagabalus' name is a Latinized form of the Semitic deity El-Gabal, a manifestation of the Semitic deity Ēl. During his reign, he showed a disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos. Elagabalus is one of the most controversial Roman emperors. 203– March 11, 222), born Varius Avitus Bassus and also known as Varius Avitus Bassianus Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. Septimius Severus, with Geta and CaracallaĮlagabalus or Heliogabalus (c.
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