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The Amazing Emperor Heliogabalus

Part 2 — INDEX

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Aegae in Cilicia, Macrinus retires to, 73

Aemilian Bridge, Antonine’s body thrown from, 169, 189

Aeneas, 129

Aesculapius, 258

African inscriptions erase Severi Nepos, 199

Agrippina, 121

Alexander of Macedon, his connection with Alexander Severus, 144

Alexander Severus, or Alexianus, 8, 14, 18, 22, 38, 40, 54, 123;

description and career to Antonine’s death, 136-72;

not priest of Elagabal, 174;

liberality at his adoption, 189;

date of accession, 193;

date of tribunicial renewal, 196;

substitutes his name for that of Antonine, 199;

stupidity, 205;

abolishes mixed bathing, 245;

on public feasts, 259

Alexandria, Bassianus’ legates badly received at, 57, 73

Ammianus Marcellinus, on the birthplace of Bassianus, 35

Annia Faustina, marriage with Antonine, 134;

divorce mooted, 150;

divorced, 178;

compared with Bathsheba, 221;

her genealogy, 222;

age and position, 223;

reasons against the divorce, 224

Antinous and Hadrian, 231

Antioch, Origen goes to, 20;

Macrinus at, 25, 41, 48;

news of rising reaches, 56;

distance between Antioch to Emesa, 60;

coin of Diadumenianus, Emperor, 65;

Macrinus retires to, 68;

Macrinus leaves for Rome, 72;

Antonine arrives at, 77

Antiochianus, 154

Antoninus Pius, 5;

first Roman coins of Emesa, 26

Antony, 26

Apamea, 26, 34, 63;

Macrinus goes to, and declares Diadumenianus Caesar at, 67;

Antonine at, 139

Aphrodite-Adonis, compared with Elagabal-Urania, 175

Apicius, 253

Apollo and his loves, 234

Apollonius of Tyana, 31

Appia, Lex, 121

Aquilia Severa, matrimony with Emperor discussed, 130;

duration of marriage, 132;

return to Emperor, 183;

position discussed, 189, 208, 211;

appearance, 214;

date of marriage, 216;

date of divorce, 218;

returns as Empress, 224

Arca, Alexander’s birthplace, 144

Archelais, death-place of Macrinus, 74

Archimedes, 270

Aristomachus, the standard-bearer, 154

Aristotle, quoted, 85

Arnobius, on Phallic worship, 230

Arria Fadilla, grandmother of Annia Faustina, 222

Arrianus, Herodian, 9

Artabanus, 22, 43;

Diadumenianus sent to, 72

Arvalium, Collegio Fratrum, meet to elect Elagabalus, 68;

temporizing policy, 81

“Assyrian, the,” Xiphilinus’ name for Antonine, 95

Attila, 244

Augustan Legion, absorbs 3rd Gallic Legion on account of this latter’s revolt, 89

Augustus, 23, 26;

compared with Antonine, 84;

influence in Rome, 104, 203

Aurelia Sabina, mother of Annia Faustina, 222

Aurelius Celsus, captor of Macrinus, 74

Aurelius Eubulus, Chancellor of Exchequer, 170

Aurelius Fabianus, 176

Avitus, Julius, husband of Julia Maesa, 32

Barak compared with Gannys, 70

Barrachinus on Gens Cornelia, 205

Bassianus, Julius, 27

Bathsheba, compared with Annia Faustina, 221

Baumeister, on site of Eliogabalium, 113

Bayle, dictionary of, 31

Becker, 4

Belos, oracles, at Apamea, 26

Bertrand, on Gens Cornelia, 205

Bloch cited, 234

Boehme on Dexippus, 9

Boni, Commendatore, on Elagabal shrine, 132

Bonus Accursius, 4, 8

Borghese, 133

Borghese Collection, 209

Bylus, centre of worship of Aphrodite-Adonis, 175

Bithynia, Macrinus’ flight through, 73

Byzantium, 74

Caecilius Aristo, Governor of Nicomedia, 73

Caesar, Julius, on divorce, 224;

his sexual condition, 238

Caius Caligula, 23, 76, 186;

prodigalities, 184;

marriages, 203;

as a host, 236;

his perfumes, 257

Capitolinus, 3, 101

Cappadocia, Macrinus flies through, 73

Caracalla, 5;

birth of, 29;

and Soaemias, 33-36;

and Julia Mamaea, 38;

in Mesopotamia, 41;

his murder, 43;

soldiers compare him with Macrinus, 47;

Bassianus accepted as heir of, 54;

conquered cities, 61, 76, 77;

Antonine promises Caracalla’s privileges to soldiers, 84;

baths of, finished, 129;

his paternity denied for Antonine and affirmed for Alexander, 158;

liberalities, 190;

date of tribunicial renewal, 196;

Caracalla’s influence on morals, 203;

Vestals, 214;

uses Pomponius Bassus, 219;

his severity to his mother, 221;

his system of informers not re-established, 243;

introduces Persian tiara, 249

Casaubon, 4

Cassius, Avidius, 10

Castinus, 90

Chalcedon, Macrinus taken at, 74

Charrae, 42

Cheyne quoted, 97

Christ, Pauline theories concerning, 19;

and Apollonius, 31;

menaced by Antonine’s claim, 99, 114

Christian religion, persecuting tendencies, 1, 98;

unpopular in Rome, 118;

amalgamated with that of Elagabal, 278;

human sacrifices, 280

Chronicle, Imperial, on length of reign, 13, 191

Cicero, 26, 213;

on immortality, 224;

on divorce, 283

Claudius Attalus, 90

Claudius Censor, dismissed from office, 179

Claudius, Emperor, 159, 178;

compared with Macrinus, 76;

and Vestals, 214

Clement VII., 131

Clodius, 106

Cn. Claudius Severus, grandfather of Annia Faustina, 222

Cohen, 21, 61;

on Antonine’s illness, 94;

on the date of the procession, 174;

on number of liberalities, 190;

on irregular coins, 195

Commodus, 5, 26, 76, 159, 184, 229

Constantine, Emperor, orders life of Elagabalus, 3, 11;

reasons for this order, 17;

and Christ, 114, 187;

and the new Monotheism, 214, 228;

opposed by Mithras, 268;

mentioned, 285

Constantius, 10

Consularia Constantinopolitana, 93

Cordus, Aelius Junius, 6

Cornelia, family discussed, 205

Cornificia family, ancestors of Annia Faustina, 222

Corpus Domini procession, compared with Elagabal procession, 176

Croce, Church of Sta., site of summer temple, 113

Cumont, 114;

quoted, 133

Cybele, Antonine priest of, 117;

identified with Urania, 133;

priests castrated, 238;

Elagabalus ordained to this priesthood, 276

Cyzicus, port of Nicomedia, 89

Czwalina, 4, 9

Dacia, 104

David, compared with Antonine, 221;

and Jonathan, 234

Deborah, 70

Dessau, attacks authenticity of Scriptores, 10;

attacks Wölfflin, 13

Dexippus, 9

Diana, identified with Urania, 133;

the Laodicean statue of, 277

Digest xxix., 206

Diocletian, 12, 105

Dion Cassius, character of his work and his appointments, 7;

Maesa’s influence on, 8;

quoted, 19, 27, 28, 31;

on Sextus Varius Marcellus, 33;

on date of Bassianus’ birth, 35;

on Gessianus Marcianus, 38;

on the date of the proclamation, 55;

on the journey to the camp, 56;

on battle of Immae, 70;

on Antonine’s entry into Antioch, 77;

on Antonine’s Consulate, 82;

on pretenders, 88;

on length of reign, 107;

on Antonine’s character, 126;

on duration of second marriage, 132;

on Urania’s dowry, 134;

on Seius Carus, 139;

on Antonine’s love of Alexander, 142;

on Alexander’s name, 144;

on plot against Alexander, 152;

discrepancies with Lampridius’ stories, 155;

on Maesa’s hatred of Antonine, 157;

on other plots to destroy Alexander, 162;

on Antonine’s murder, 166;

eliminates Maesa and Mamaea from the murder, 170;

on date of murder, 191;

on duration of Aquilia’s marriage, 218;

on executions, 220;

on Annia Faustina’s marriage, 221;

on the nameless wives, 224;

on Hierocles, 238, 239

Dirksen, 4

Divorce considered, 204;

mediaeval privilege, 210

Dodwell, 4

Domaszewski quoted, 34, 175

Domitian, 23, 76, 159, 178;

and Vestals, 214;

and feasts, 236

Drake, on Caracalla’s life, 13

Dreinhoefer, 6

Duruy, 21, 92;

on Alexander Severus, 138

Eckhel, 21, 26;

on the number of Soaemia’s children, 34;

on date of Cornelia Paula’s divorce, 126;

on number of liberalities, 190;

on the tribunicial renewal, 194;

on Annia Faustina’s genealogy, 222;

on her age, 223

Egbert, on tribunicial renewals, 196

Elah-Gebal, monarchy, 25;

Bassianus becomes High Priest of, 50;

portents of, 54;

accompanies the Emperor, 91;

occupies Temple of Faustina on Mount Taurus, 92;

his worship decreed to be first, 100;

position in Rome, 114;

shrine in Forum, 132;

second marriage, 133;

and Alexander’s adoption, 143;

procession, 174;

return to Emesa, 174;

analogy with use of name Jehovah, 185;

regarded as another Jupiter, 189, 273;

amalgamation unpopular, 275;

worship not idolatrous, 287

Elephantis and Parrhasius, compared with Elagabalus, 228

Eliogabalium, site of, 92, 112;

sacred fire taken to, 130;

date of completion, 174;

relics taken to, 275, 276

Elizabeth, Queen, compared with Julia Pia, 31;

her ecclesiastical headship same as that of Emperor, 274

Ellis, Prof. Robinson, quoted, 276

Emesa, 25, 26, 100, 113, 231, 246;

reputed birthplace of Bassianus, 36;

Maesa and family return to, 45-6;

Julian’s battle at, 60;

the god returns to, 174

Epagathos, Diadumenianus entrusted to, 72

Epicurus, 283

Eribolus, Macrinus embarks from, 73

Eusebius, 20

Eutropius, 11, 19;

on length of reign in Rome, 107, 192;

on entry into the city, 108

Eutychianus persuades the soldiers, 52;

takes Bassianus to the camp, 56;

sends Julianus’ head to Apamea, 65;

position in State discussed, 80;

compared with Gannys, 86;

City Praefect, 111;

Consul, 129;

City Praefect, second time, 133;

Praetorian Praefect, 169;

spared from the murders, 171;

epitome of offices, 179;

and Julius Paulus, 208

Evemerus quoted, 285

Fabius Agrippinus, 90

Fabius Gurgis, 249

Fasti Romani (Clinton), on tribunicial renewal, 195

Faustina, 28

Flavian amphitheatre restored by Antonine, 128

Forel cited, 234

Forquet de Dorne, 21;

on Macrinus, 48;

on Gannys, 101;

on Antonine’s nature, 127

Friedländer, on distance of Macrinus’ flight, 73;

on Senaculum, 121

Froelich, 26

Fulvius Diogenianus, on Macrinus, 58;

Praefect of Rome, 170

Galatia, Macrinus flies through, 73

Galen, 31

Gallicanus, 3

Gallic Legion, 3rd, disloyal to Antonine and disbanded, 89

Gannys, 53;

compared with Gideon, 70;

compared with Eutychianus, 86;

murder of, 101;

reasons for his death, 233

Gellius Maximus, a pretender, 89

Geta, 168, 196

Giambelli, on Dion Cassius, 8;

on sources of Dion and Herodian, 9

Gordius or Cordus, 125, 156;

dismissed from office, 179

Gratus, Consul A.D. 221, 195

Groebe, on date of Antonine’s murder, 191

Gulick, on Christian tendencies, 242

Hadrian, 5, 229;

influence on morals, 203;

and Antinous, 231;

abolishes mixed bathing, 245

Haupt, on Greek sources of Scriptores, 7

Hebrew religion, unpopularity of, 118;

barbaric, 279

Heer, 6, 13;

on Commodus, 15

Heliogabalus, Lampridius’ name for the Emperor, 185

Henzen, on the Arval Brothers, 68

Herakles, his friendships, 234

Hercules, inscription to, 175

Herod, kingship compared with that of Emesan dynasty, 26

Herodian, 6, 8, 19, 32, 42;

on date of Bassianus’ birth, 35;

on the worship at Emesa, 50;

on the journey to the camp, 56;

on the battle of Immae, 70;

on Maesa’s position, 78;

on length of Antonine’s stay in Antioch, 91;

Elagabalus’ portrait sent to Senate, 99;

on entry into the city, 110;

on Antonine’s character, 126;

on duration of second marriage, 132;

on Urania’s dowry, 134;

on corruption of the guards, 135;

on Alexander’s age, 142;

on date of adoption, 145;

does not mention Antonine’s plot against Alexander, 152;

on the disowning of Alexander, 158;

on Antonine’s murder, 166;

on the cortège to the camp, 170;

on the liberalities, 176;

on duration of Aquilia’s marriage, 218;

on Elagabalus’ pastimes, 247;

on his ostentation, 249

Hierocles, marriage with Elagabalus, 126, 203;

dismissal demanded and refused, 156;

killed with Antonine, 170;

origin and character, 239

Homs or Hems, modern name of Emesa, 24

Horace, his atheism, 271

Huysmans, quoted, 257

Hyacinth and Apollo, 234

Hydatius, 93

Hylas and Herakles, 234

Iamblichus, 26, 27

Iamblichus, the philosopher, on Phallicism, 230

Iambulus, 187

Immae or Emma, battle of, 69

Ishtar-Tammuz, parallel procession to that of Elagabal, 175

Isidore, 127

Isis, 2, 96;

popularity in Rome, 117;

gives way to Mary, 281

Itinera Hierosolymitana, 73

Jehovah, compared with Baal, 50, 96;

analogy with use of name Elagabal, 185;

character of worship, 213;

amalgamated with Elagabal, 277;

akin to Elagabal, 286

Jerome, on Senaculum, 121

John of Antioch, 20

Jonathan and David, 234

Jordanis, 20

Julia Cornelia Paula, marriage with Antonine, 111;

divorced, 126, 129;

history, 205;

reasons for the marriage, 206;

age, 209;

date of divorce, 209

Julia Domna Pia, 20, 27;

married to Septimius Severus, 29;

her titles, 30;

compared with Mamaea, 39, 40;

Secretary of State, 41;

after Caracalla’s death, 43;

her suicide, 45

Julianus, on birthplace of Bassianus, 35

Julianus, Emperor, 5;

deposed by Pomponius Bassus, 219

Julianus, Ulpius, sent by Macrinus to Emesa, 58;

defeat of, 60-62

Julius Paulus, 21, 31, 111, 164;

history, 205;

and Eutychianus, 208;

banishment discussed, 209

Jupiter Capitolinus, to serve Elagabal, 97;

Eliogabalium reconsecrated to, 174;

gives place to Mithra, 271

Juvenal, 106;

on morals, 204

Klebs, 10, 11

Kornemann, on lives from Hadrian to Alexander Severus, 6, 14

Krafft-Ebing, cited, 234

Kreutzer, on Herodian, 8

Lactantius, cited, 230

Lambesa in Pannonia, 88

Lampridius, 3, 6, 16, 18, 19;

on name “Varius,” 36;

on Soaemias, 78;

on the period of fanaticism, 98;

on the entry into the city, 108;

on Maesa and Soaemias in Senate, 119;

on Senaculum, 121;

on Antonine’s neglect of state for religion, 124;

on Antonine’s infidelities, 126;

on Alexander, 138;

on Alexander’s name, 144;

on the reasons for Senate’s reticence, 150;

on plot against Alexander, 152;

on Antonine’s danger, 154;

discrepancies, 155;

on possible date of disowning, 159;

on Sabinus, Ulpian, and Silvinus, 163;

reasons for Antonine’s murder, 165;

on unfit appointments, 179;

on Antonine’s desire for conquest, 185;

on the Emperor’s name and history, 185;

on buildings erected, 186;

on date of Alexander’s accession, 192;

on Antonine’s sagacity, 198;

on Julius Paulus, 205;

on Antonine’s wives generally, 208;

on Julius Paulus’ banishment, 209;

on Antonine’s use for wives, 215;

on Antonine’s moods when married to Annia, 223;

impossibility of his stories, 227;

ascribes Elagabalus’ moderation to Maesa, 233;

on his passion for flowers, 236;

on his castration, 238, 276;

on Zoticus, 240;

on Elagabalus’ effeminacy, 241;

on his fastidiousness, 248;

on his jewellery, 249;

on cost of his feasts, 253;

on his pranks, 262;

on his wanton waste, 265;

condemns Antonine’s religion, 267;

on Diana’s statue, 277;

on Elagabalus’ human sacrifices, 280

Lanciani, concerning Julius Avitus’ house on Aesquiline, 32

Lécrivain, 16

Leptis Magna, birthplace of Septimius Severus, 27

Liber Generationis, on length of Antonine’s reign, 191

Ligorius, 199

Locusta, 159

Lollius Urbicus, confounded with Marius Maximus, 15, 19

Lucilla, reputed mother of Annia Faustina, 222

Lupus, nickname of Bassianus, 35

Lyons, birthplace of Caracalla, 29

Macrinus, 6, 7, 17, 22, 32, 41, 43, 81, 112, 178;

becomes Emperor, 44;

usurpation and fall, 46-76;

date of tribunicial renewal, 197

Maecenas, 203

Maesa, Julia, 7, 18, 27;

comes to Rome, 31;

her family, 33, 40;

returns to Emesa, 45-6;

makes Bassianus high priest, 49;

goes to the camp, 56;

compared with Deborah, 70;

position in state, 78;

Augusta, 86;

desires to go to Rome, 92;

arranges Antonine’s first marriage, 109;

in Senate, 120;

and Annia Faustina, 134;

starts Alexander plot, 138;

her scheme, 141;

partial failure of plot, 147;

hatred of Antonine, 157;

has Alexander designated Consul, 160;

agreeable to Julia Paula’s divorce, 210;

no friend of Severa’s, 217;

scheme for her divorce, 218;

plan of alliance with Roman nobility, 218;

influence on government, 233;

and Elagabalus’ youth, 247

Mamaea, instigator of Antonine’s murder, 18;

and Origen, 20;

position and character, 38, 40;

helps in first plot, 131;

and Annia Faustina, 135;

starts Alexander plot, 138;

corrupts police, 145;

partial failure of plot, 147;

Mamaea’s guardians for Alexander, 152;

part in the plot against Antonine’s life, 156;

takes precautions for Alexander’s safety, 159;

part in Antonine’s murder, 166;

her probable plan for the murder, 171;

subsequent vilification of Antonine, 172;

helps Pomponius Bassus’ plot, 219

Marcia, first wife of Septimius Severus, 27, 29

Marcianus, Gessianus, 38

Marcomanni, Antonine’s desire to conquer, 184

Marcus Aurelius, 84, 144, 246;

relationship with Annia Faustina, 222

Marcus, Emperor, 5

Marius Maximus, author of De vitis imperatorum, 5;

credibility as a source, 6;

confounded with Lollius Urbicus, 15, 19;

Macrinus’ correspondence with cited, 84;

on Antonine’s entry into city, 111

Martialis, the murderer of Caracalla, 42

Masculinus Valens, 176

Mediobarbus, on liberalities, 190, 251

Messalina, compared with Elagabalus, 240

Mithra, 2;

the most determined opponent of Jehovah, 96;

popularity in Rome, 114, 117;

identified with Urania, 133;

and with Elagabal worship, 268;

takes the place of Jupiter, 271

Moguntiacum, 88

Moll, cited, 234

Mommsen, defends Scriptores, 10;

on the date of Diadumenianus’ elevation, 65;

on length of Antonine’s reign, 192

Monza diploma, on Alexander’s position, 158

Morison, Cotter, cited, 20

Mueller, 5, 6, 8

Murissimus, 156

Nero, 23, 76, 159, 178;

influence on morals, 203;

abnormal, 229;

palace described, 245;

ever popular, 246;

exceeded by Elagabalus in extravagance, 250;

his use of perfumes, 257

Nerva, 5

Nestor, Julianus, 90

Nicomedia, Antonine winters at, 93;

length of stay discussed, 94;

Antonine assumes the name Elagabalus at, 99;

Elagabalus’ popularity disappears, 103;

departure from, 107

Niebuhr, 20

Niehues, 6

Oppolzer, on the date of the eclipse, 55

Orcus (Pluto), temple of, site of Eliogabalium, 113

Origen, his journey to Court, 19

Orosius, 20

Otho, 23, 250;

compared with Elagabalus, 253

Padua, a reputed birthplace of Gens Cornelia, 205

Paetus, Valerianus, 90

Pagi, on tribunicial renewal, 194

Palladium, removed to Eliogabalium, 118;

history of, 129

Papia Poppoea, Lex, cited, 204

Papinian, 21, 31

Parthian campaign, 41, 107

Parthian Legion, at Apamea, 60;

attempted corruption by Seius Carus, 63, 139

Parthian medal, 22

Pasciucco, on Lampridius, 15

Pauly, on the buildings of the reign, 187;

on genealogy of Annia Faustina, 222;

on her age, 223

Pertinax, 5, 30

Peter, Hermann, 3, 27;

on Dexippus, 9;

on Lollius Urbicus, 15

Petronius, on freedmen, 180;

quoted, 230

Philostratus, 31

Pica Caerianus, 90

Pignorius, on Gens Cornelia, 205

Plautianus, 41

Plew, 6

Pliny, on value of myrrhin, 264

Pollio, Consul Suffectus, 85

Pollio, Trebellius, 3, 11

Pollux, 127

Pomponius Bassus, 134, 139, 188;

plot in connection with Aquilia Severa’s marriage, 131;

Consul and Governor of Mysia, his offices, 219;

date of death, 221

Porta Praenestina, 113, 275

Praefecti Urbis, mooted by Antonine, appointed by Alexander, 198

Preuner, on Aquilia’s position, 211

Primus Cornelianus, 68

Procession of the God, probable date, 174;

origin of, 175

Prosopographia, on date of Antonine’s murder, 191;

on jurisprudence of the reign, 205

Protogenes, 125

Prusias, 93

Ramsay, on the procession, 175;

on genealogy of Annia Faustina, 222

Renaissance, compared with Roman spirit of atheism, 201, 270

Rescripts, bear Antonine’s name after supposed death, 199

Richter, 4

Roerth, on the journey across Asia, 93

Roman religion, described, 116;

its civic nature and the Emperor’s position, 213;

genesis of, 269;

alien to natural religion, 282

Rubensohn, on date of Antonine’s murder, 191

Ruebel, 6

Sabinus Aquilius, Severa’s father, banished, 163;

confused by Lampridius with Sabinus Tiberius, jurist, 164;

position, 215

Sabinus, Fabius, brother of Aquilia Severa, 216

Salzer, on date of Antonine’s murder, 191

Samsigeramus, 26

Sardanapalus, Dion’s name for Antonine, 152, 200

Saumaise, 22

Schulz, 6, 15;

on Antonine House, 16

Scythian Legion, quartered at Emesa under Commodus, 26

Seeck, 11, 13

Seius Carus, 139, 188

Seleucid monarchy, 26

Seleucus, Consul A.D. 221, 195

Senaculum, Soaemias president of, 34, 78, 121;

hall built for, 187

Senate, subservience of, 14;

Macrinus’ letters to, 56;

desire to be rid of

Macrinus, 58;

informed of Diadumenianus’ elevation, 64;

Antonine’s letters and amnesty to, 82;

registers Antonine’s decrees, 85;

did not declare Antonine priest of Elagabal, 95, 97;

at Elagabal worship, 116;

attitude towards Aquilia Severa’s wedding, 131;

tries traitors, 131;

adoption of Alexander before, 143;

ordered to disown Alexander, 150;

Alexander recognised Consul before, 161;

dissolved, 163;

orders the erasure of Antonine’s name, 198;

creates Julia Paula Augusta, 209;

and marriage of Aquilia Severa, 215;

and Pomponius Bassus, 220

Seneca, 121, 204

Septimius Severus, 27, 31, 38, 144;

honours Macrinus, 41;

builds Mithraic temple, 114;

date of tribunicial renewal, 196;

employs Julius Paulus, 206;

uses Pomponius Bassus, 219

Serapion, 42

Serviez, on the order of Antonine’s wives, 207;

on Aquilia Severa, 217

Severus or Verus, a pretender, 88

Sextus Rufus, 20;

on site of Eliogabalium, 113

Sextus Varius Marcellus, husband of Soaemias, 34, 113

Silius Messala, plot in connection with Aquilia Severa’s marriage, 131, 139, 216, 219

Silvinus, Alexander’s tutor, killed, 164

Soaemias, character, 33;

compared with Mamaea, 39, 40;

and the legionaries, 53;

at battle of Immae, 70;

position in state, 78;

Augusta, 86;

position in the Senate, 120;

tries to frustrate plot against Antonine, 153;

persuades Antonine to admit Alexander Consul, 161;

murder of, 166;

reasons for her murder, 171

Sodales Antoniniani, on date of adoption, 145

Sohemais, 25

Solomon’s temple compared with Emesan temple, 50

“Spartianus,” Aelius, 3, 11

Spem Veterem gardens, 113, 153, 158, 262

Spintries, 160, 240

Stobbe, on date of Antonine’s murder, 193;

on tribunicial renewal, 194

Strabo, 25

Studniczka, on Eliogabalium, 113

Suburra, district of Rome, 262

Suetonius, 13, 23, 79, 227, 250;

on Senaculum, 121;

on Vestals, 131, 212;

on life generally, 20;

on Caligula, 203

Summer temple, site of, 112;

date of completion, 174

Sylla, Governor of Cappadocia, a traitor, 90;

compared with Julius Paulus, 205

Tacitus, on Christianity, 228

Tammuz, month of processions, 175

Tana, in Algeria, arch to Macrinus at, 75

Taurus, Mount, temple of Faustina on, 92

Tertullian, on Antinous, 231

Tertullian, on Julia Domna, 30;

on divorce, 204

Theodosius, 10

Thermae Caracallae, 187;

Varianae or Surae, 187

Thrace, Eutychianus fights under Commodus in, 53;

Alexander’s spectral journey, 144

Thyatira, coin of Diadumenianus, 65

Tiberinus and Tractitius, nicknames of Antonine given by Dion and Lampridius, 200

Tiberius, Emperor, 117, 160, 164, 229

Titus, 23, 178

Titus Claudius Severus, father of Annia Faustina, 222

Trajan, 5

Triccianus, Aelius Decius, 90

Tripolis, coins struck at, 208

Tristran, as critic, 22;

on Macrinus, 47;

on Julia Paula, 206;

on the order of the wives, 207;

on Annia Faustina’s genealogy, 222

Tropea, 15

Turre, 22;

tribunicial renewal, 194

Tyro, a reputed birthplace of Gens Cornelia, 205

Ulpian, 21, 31;

dedication of works, 163

Urania, Astarte, Tanit, Juno Coelestis, shrine in Forum, 132;

marriage with Elagabal, 133;

amalgamated to the worship of Elagabal, 278

Valerius Ferminus, 176

Valerius Maximus quoted, 242

Valsecchius, 22;

on tribunicial renewal, 194

Velletri, home of Soaemias and her husband, 34

Vespasian, 26, 141

Vespasian amphitheatre, 246

Vesta, Minerva, or Pallas, to serve Elagabal, 97;

alliance of Elagabal with, 114;

story of the marriage with Elagabal, 129;

shrine in Forum, 132, 189;

amalgamated with Elagabal, 278

Vestals, community discussed, 211;

supporters of civic religion, 214;

arbiters of public feeling, 261

Victor, Aurelius, on site of Eliogabalium, 11, 19, 27, 113;

on length of reign, 193;

on Antonine’s castration, 276

Victoria Aeterna inscription, 139

Vigiles inscription, 145

Virgil, 23

Vitellius, 23, 236, 250, 253

Vopiscus, 3, 11, 13

Walwick Chesters inscription, title of Sac. Elag. erased, 199

Wirth, on the date of the proclamation, 55;

on date of battle of Immae, 69;

on arrival in Rome, 107

Wissowa, on site of summer temple, 112

Wölfflin, on Vopiscus, 3, 11;

on Mommsen, 12

Wotton, quoted, 89;

on Gannys, 102

Xiphilinus, 7, 52, 113;

on Eutychianus, 80;

on Antonine, 95;

on Antonine’s marriage with Hierocles, 239;

on Zoticus, 239;

condemns Antonine’s religion, 267

Zoticus, his story, 239

Zonaras, 19;

on Antonine’s amulets, 184;

on nicknames of the Emperor, 200;

on Elagabalus’ castration, 238;

on Zoticus, 239

Zosimus, 19

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