Heliogabalus: emperor of Rome, ruled from 218 to 222, famous for his religious reforms and the introduction of the cult of the Syrian sun god Elagabal. Religious policy (part 2)
Truthfulness of accusations
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Helots: class of unfree peasants in Spartan society, who may be defined as state-owned serfs.In Antiquity, all humans were unequal. Citizenship was a privilege; magistracies were usually reserved for men; not everyone was allowed to serve in the army; the…
Heraclius: emperor of the East-Roman (Byzantine) empire (r.610-641).
Heraclius and his son Constantine
The inhabitants of Constantinople must have sighed with relief when,…
Herecura: ancient goddess, venerated along the northern shores of the Adriatic Sea and in Germania Superior.
Herecura
The goddess Herecura or Herequra…
Herennia Etruscilla: name of a Roman empress, married to Decius (ruled 249-251).
Herennia Etruscilla
Life
c.230: Marriage to Decius
sons: Quintus Herennius Decius; Gaius…
Quintus Herennius Decius: son and co-ruler of the Roman emperor Decius (r. 250-251).
Herennius Decius
Names:
c.220-230: Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius
May 250:…
Hermocrates (†407 BCE): Syracusan democratic politician who played an important role in the Peloponnesian War.
Sicily in Antiquity
Hermocrates, the son of…