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
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