• The Impossible Identity of Elegabalus

  • Oct 29 2024
  • Length: 36 mins
  • Podcast

The Impossible Identity of Elegabalus

  • Summary

  • In 2023, a museum in England determined that they would refer to the Roman emperor Elegabalus using feminine pronouns. Elegabalus, who allegedly asked to be referred to as a lady, has become a node in queer history as a trans woman. Though it's impossible to fully know the truth of how she may have identified, we can try to unpack the ways in which sex and gender were seen in Roman society.

    CW: sexual content

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