The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Elagabal
Also known as El-Gabal
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 26
The stone radiates an ancient, otherworldly power that draws the eye and holds it—black as deepest night yet somehow luminous, adorned with gems that catch and scatter light like captured stars.
- Gender
- unknown
- Age
- Timeless/divine
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 26
- Books
- 1
Elagabal was worshipped at Emesa under the name Elagabalus as a black conical stone that had fallen from heaven. The sacred stone was set in precious gems and placed upon a chariot drawn by six milk-white horses, becoming the center of a sun cult that would eventually influence the religious practices of the Roman Empire itself.
Description
The sacred stone of Elagabal is perfectly black and conical, smooth as polished obsidian yet somehow luminous in its darkness. It rests within an elaborate golden chariot, adorned with precious gems that catch and scatter light. The stone's ancient, otherworldly presence dominates its surroundings, carried aloft by six pristine white horses.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Appearances
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