Varian Studies Volume Three: A Varian Symposium (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781443895767)

Heliogabalus and Elagabalus are names given since late antiquity to the mythical or legendary avatar of Varius Avitus Bassianus. Varius was Roman emperor AD 218â "222, ruling as Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. He was simultaneously High Priest of the Syrian sun god Elagabal. Heliogabalus and Elagabalus, names derived from Elagabal, are often used as misnomers for Varius himself, but more properly designate his avatar, who is far better known than Varius. The Varian avatar, under these and other names, survives and thrives in historiography, as well as in more avowedly creative literature, music, dance, the visual arts, and popular culture.

This book, the third in Varian Studies, is partly based on the Varian Symposium, held in Cambridge in 2005. It contains studies of the historical Varius, of some of his courtiers, of his god Elagabal, and of his avatar, Heliogabalus or Elagabalus.

Author: Leonardo De Arrizabalaga y. Prado
ISBN-10: 1443895768
ISBN-13: 9781443895767
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2017
Pages: 440
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.20d