The crimes of Elagabalus
Subtitle: the life and legacy of Rome's decadent boy emperor
By: Martijn Icks
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780674064379
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Political corruption; Influence; Emperors; Ethics; History; Biography; Degeneration
Notes: "First published in the United Kingdom in 2011 by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The boy on the throne; title: The child priest from Emesa; title: The invincible priest-emperor; title: The rejected ruler; title: The evil tyrant; title: The decadent emperor; title: The modern monarch; title: Epilogue; title: The Nachleben of Elagabalus in art and literature : an overview.