xi, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
ISBNs
9781848853621, 1848853629
OCLC
ocn754639770
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The boy on the throne -- The child priest from Emesa -- The invincible priest-emperor -- The rejected ruler -- The evil tyrant -- The decadent emperor -- The modern monarch -- Epilogue -- The Nachleben of Elagabalus in art and literature : an overview