Explore Elagabalus through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Elagabalus in a sentence
Elagabalus meaning
- The deity Elagabal, venerated in ancient times at Emesa in Syria (and later elsewhere in the Roman Empire), identified with a large black stone.
- The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (reigned 218–222), noted for eccentricity, femininity, decadence, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos.
Using Elagabalus
- The main meaning on this page is: The deity Elagabal, venerated in ancient times at Emesa in Syria (and later elsewhere in the Roman Empire), identified with a large black stone. | The Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (reigned 218–222), noted for eccentricity, femininity, decadence, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos.
- In the example corpus, elagabalus often appears in combinations such as: of elagabalus, elagabalus to, and elagabalus.
Context around Elagabalus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Elagabalus
- In this selection, "elagabalus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, old, legacy, opposition, tutor, became and adopt stand out and add context to how "elagabalus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about him elagabalus became something and advisor and elagabalus tutor gannys. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "elagabalus" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with elagabalus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was called Elagabalus only after his death. (8 words)
Elagabalus' vices were "too disgusting even to allude to them". (10 words)
Large archive of ancient Roman and provincial coins bearing the image of Elagabalus. (13 words)
Amidst growing opposition, Elagabalus, just 18 years old, was assassinated and replaced by his cousin Severus Alexander on 11 March 222, in a plot formulated by his grandmother, Julia Maesa, and carried out by disaffected members of the Praetorian Guard. (40 words)
From the reign of Elagabalus in the late Roman Empire the Sun's birthday was a holiday celebrated as Sol Invictus (literally "Unconquered Sun") soon after the winter solstice, which may have been an antecedent to Christmas. (37 words)
Furthermore, the political climate in the aftermath of Elagabalus' reign, as well as Dio's own position within the government of Alexander, likely influenced the truth of this part of his history for the worse. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Almost upon arrival in Syria, Maesa began a plot with her advisor and Elagabalus' tutor Gannys, to overthrow Macrinus and elevate the fourteen-year-old Elagabalus to the imperial throne.
Legacy Elagabalus on a wall painting at Forchtenstein Castle Due to the ancient tradition about him, Elagabalus became something of an (anti-)hero in the Decadent movement of the late 19th century.
When you vote for Democrats, this is what you’re voting for — the party of Caligula, Nero and Elagabalus.
Amidst growing opposition, Elagabalus, just 18 years old, was assassinated and replaced by his cousin Severus Alexander on 11 March 222, in a plot formulated by his grandmother, Julia Maesa, and carried out by disaffected members of the Praetorian Guard.
Canduci, pg. 60 Thus, to preserve her own position, she had Elagabalus adopt the young Alexander and then arranged for his assassination, securing the throne for Alexander.
Elagabalus' vices were "too disgusting even to allude to them".
Elagabalus was supposedly "married" as many as five times, lavished favours on male courtiers popularly thought to have been his lovers, citation citation and was reported to have prostituted himself in the imperial palace.
From the reign of Elagabalus in the late Roman Empire the Sun's birthday was a holiday celebrated as Sol Invictus (literally "Unconquered Sun") soon after the winter solstice, which may have been an antecedent to Christmas.
Furthermore, the political climate in the aftermath of Elagabalus' reign, as well as Dio's own position within the government of Alexander, likely influenced the truth of this part of his history for the worse.
Grant, (1996) p. 51 The relationships between Julia Maesa, Julia Soaemias, and Elagabalus were strong at first.
He was called Elagabalus only after his death.
His grandmother believed that he had more potential to rule than her other grandson, the increasingly unpopular then-emperor Elagabalus.
Icks, (2011) p. 11 After Julia Maesa displayed her wealth to the Third Legion at Raphana they swore allegiance to Elagabalus.
In order to become the high priest of his new religion, Elagabalus had himself circumcised.
It may seem probable, the vices and follies of Elagabalus have been adorned by fancy, and blackened by prejudice.
Large archive of ancient Roman and provincial coins bearing the image of Elagabalus.
Later historians suggest Elagabalus showed a disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos.
On their arrival the soldiers started cheering Alexander while ignoring Elagabalus, who ordered the summary arrest and execution of anyone who had taken part in this display of insubordination.
Seeing that her grandson's outrageous behavior could mean the loss of power, Julia Maesa persuaded Elagabalus to accept his cousin Alexander Severus as Caesar (and thus the nominal Emperor to be).
Soon after a force under Elagabalus' tutor Gannys marched on Antioch and engaged a force under Macrinus on June 8, 218 near the village of Immae.
Common combinations with elagabalus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of elagabalus 3×
- elagabalus to 2×
- and elagabalus 2×
- to elagabalus 2×