cult of Elagabal
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The cult of Elagabal was a Roman imperial-era solar religion centered on the worship of the Syrian sun god Elagabalus, which gained prominence in Rome under the Severan dynasty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Priests of Elagabal | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman religion
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ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ mystery cult ⓘ solar cult ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicity | Syrian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Severan dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Sol Invictus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn |
Emesa
NERFINISHED
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Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
Jupiter worship in Rome
ⓘ
traditional Roman state cults ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | assassination of Elagabalus ⓘ |
| declinedIn | mid-3rd century CE ⓘ |
| gainedProminenceUnder |
Roman emperor Elagabalus
NERFINISHED
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Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Elagabal cult
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Elagabalus cult ⓘ Sol Invictus Elagabal NERFINISHED ⓘ cult of Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIconography |
quadriga carrying the sacred stone
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radiate crown ⓘ solar rays ⓘ |
| influenced | later Roman solar worship ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Roman emperor Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedTo | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Emesene priestly dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Emesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSanctuary |
Elagabalium on the Palatine Hill
NERFINISHED
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Temple of Elagabal in Emesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatedIn |
Emesa
NERFINISHED
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Roman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedBy |
Julia Maesa
NERFINISHED
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Julia Soaemias NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman emperor Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reformedBy | Roman emperor Severus Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Italian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Roman Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousType |
henotheistic
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solar monolatry ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
lavish animal sacrifices
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processions of the sacred stone ⓘ public festivals ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| worshipObject |
baetyl of Elagabalus
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black conical stone ⓘ |
| worships |
solar deity
ⓘ
sun ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Priests of Elagabal