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    The Elagabalium was a temple built by the Roman emperor Elagabalus, located on the south-east corner of the Palatine Hill. During Elagabalus' reign from...
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  • Invictus ("the unconquered Sun") among the Romans. A temple called the Elagabalium was built on the east face of the Palatine Hill to house the holy stone...
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    brought the god's baetyl to Rome with great ceremony, and built the Elagabalium to house it. It seems to have been a conical meteorite. In some cases...
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    sacred relics of Roman religion from their respective shrines to the Elagabalium, the Palladium was among them. In Late Antiquity, it was rumored that...
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    sexual intercourse was to be buried alive. A lavish temple called the Elagabalium was built on the east face of the Palatine Hill to house Elagabal, who...
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  • of Minerva Temple of Trajan Temple of Peace Temple of Venus Genetrix Elagabalium Temple of Apollo Palatinus Temple of Cybele Temple of Juno Sospita Temple...
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    brought the image of this god, a conical black stone (Baetyl), to the Elagabalium in Rome. Emesa also grew wealthy because it formed a link in the eastern...
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  • monumental arch. It is further thought that this was the temple (the Elagabalium) that the emperor Elagabalus (r. 218–222 CE) rededicated to his patron...
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