Was Roman emperor Elagabalus transgender?
SHORT ANSWER This answer will use he/him: not because Elagabalus wasn't trans, but because we're not actually sure
Generally speaking, the words that have historically been associated with the four-year reign of Elagabalus are ‘depraved’, ‘incompetent’ and ‘eccentric’. Brought to power in AD 218 through his grandmother's scheming, he reordered the religion of the Roman empire (with himself as high priest), had generals and senators executed, and flaunted sexual appetites that even Romans found a bit much. At the same time as he speed-married and divorced at least four wives – and among them a Vestal Virgin, a priestess who, as the name suggests, shouldn't have been
