Third century C.E. Roman Emperor Elagabalus was transgender, says the North Hertfordshire Museum in the U.K., which will be referring to the ruler with she/her pronouns. The change is in keeping with ...

Elagabalus ruled as Roman emperor for just four years before being murdered in AD 222. He was still a teenager when he died. Despite his short reign, Elagabalus is counted among the most infamous of ...

A UK museum has declared a third-century Roman emperor a transgender woman — and will start referring to the ruler as “she,” even though some historians believe it is based on ancient insults. The ...

Emperor Elagabalus assumed the Roman throne at the age of 14. (photo by Carole Raddato via Flickr) The North Hertfordshire Museum in the United Kingdom has reclassified a Roman emperor as a ...

What it’s about: Someone who’s been singled out as the most colorful and controversial of all of the Roman emperors, which is really saying something. Only 14 when he took the throne, Elagabalus was ...

The museum said it will follow new research findings and begin referring to the ruler with the pronoun "she" in displays at the institution. North Hertfordshire Museum in the UK announced that it will ...

The inscription was discovered in the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria. The writing in the inscription image is symmetrical, formal, and spaced in horizontal lines, a style common in formal dedication or ...

A mysterious inscription sheds light on the issue of whether the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria was constructed over the remains of the Temple of Elagabalus. SHARJAH ...

Once emperor, Elagabalus sought to elevate his Syrian sun god as the supreme deity of the Roman Empire, forcing the deity’s worship across imperial dominions. But despite the emperor’s decision for an ...