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Roman Empire

Elagabalus was proclaimed emperor

Jun, 218
Emesa (Present-Day Homs, Syria)

Elagabalus was proclaimed emperor by the troops of Emesa, his hometown, who were instigated to do so by Elagabalus's grandmother, Julia Maesa. She spread a rumor that Elagabalus was the secret son of Caracalla.


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