《疯帝：赫利奥加巴卢斯和罗马的倾颓》

《疯帝：赫利奥加巴卢斯和罗马的倾颓》
THE MAD EMPEROR: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome
图书类型：历史浏览次数：435
作者：Harry Sidebottom
出版社：Oneworld Publications
代理公司：United Agents/ANA/Conor
字数：352页词
出版时间：2022年8月
代理地区：中国大陆、台湾
审读资料：电子大纲
联系人：Rights

内容简介

将罗马帝国放于一个十几岁男孩的手中，会发生什么荒诞故事? 本书讲述了史上最臭名昭著罗马皇帝之一，“疯帝”赫利奥加巴卢斯的生平。

公元218年6月8日，在祖母的怂恿下，一个叙利亚男孩率领一支军队参加了罗马内战。出乎意料的是，他取得了胜利。这个男孩名为瓦里乌斯·阿维图斯·巴西安努斯(Varius Avitus Bassianus)。是年，瓦里乌斯14岁，登基为罗马皇帝，改名马尔库斯·奥瑞里乌斯·安东尼努斯(Marcus Aurelius Antoninus)，而他的绰号更为人所熟知： “赫利奥加巴卢斯”（Heliogabalus）或“埃拉伽巴路斯”(Elagabalus)，即 “太阳神的虔诚事奉者”。随着男孩御宇地中海世界，古老帝国迎来她历史上最奇怪的四年：塞维鲁王朝。

赫利奥加巴卢斯羞辱享有盛名的参议员，并为下层社会的朋友举办奢华晚宴。他将东方的华丽奢靡之风带入罗马宫廷，又把朱庇特驱逐出众神殿，代之以埃拉加巴尔(Elagabal)，大肆推行太阳神崇拜。他娶了一个维斯塔贞女——先后两次，哪怕有谣传她是个妓女。

距离上一部赫利奥加巴卢斯传记已经过了半个世纪，在这部权威细致的新书中，哈里·西德博特姆向我们揭示了从未见过的古罗马性、宗教、权力和文化的高度戏剧性。

THE MAD EMPEROR
Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome

CONTENTS
Family Tree
List of Illustrations
Map

Introduction: The Roses of Heliogabalus

1. The Revolt: Syria, May ad218
I The Flight
II Domna’s Plot
III Maesa’s Plot
IV The Acclamation
V Maesa’s Face
VI The Siege – 1
VII Finding a Father
VIII The Siege – 2

2. The Backstories: Rome and Emesa, 753bc to ad218
I Rome: The Children of the Wolf
II Emesa: The Children of the Sun

3. The Battle: Syria, May to June ad218
I Macrinus’ Beard
II Death in Apamea
III The Feast
IV Messages
V The March
VI The Battle
VII To Antioch

4. Identities and Racism
I Classical Racism?
II The Identity of Emesa
III The Making of Heliogabalus

5. The Journey: The East, Summer to Winter ad218
I Where was Macrinus?
II The Object of Reproach
III Securing the East
IV Securing the West
V Heliogabalus’ Face – 1
VI The Journey
VII In Nicomedia

6. Power
I The Legitimate Emperor: Above the Law
II The Passive Emperor: ‘Petition and Response’
III The Active Emperor: ‘Four Constituencies’

7. In Rome, ad219–21
I Adventus
II Choices: Those Heliogabalus Rejected
III Choices: Those Heliogabalus Accepted
IV Heliogabalus’ Face – 2

8. Religion 203
I Seeing the Gods
II Emperors: Between Men and Gods
III The Black Stone of Elagabal
IV The Most High Priest of the Invincible Sun
V The Offence: What Went Wrong?

9. In the Provinces, ad219–22
I Talking about God in Anazarbus
II Money, a Daemon and a Scribe

10. Sex
I Paralysed by Prohibitions?
II ‘Call me not Lord, for I am a Lady’

11. Death, 26 June ad221 to 13 March ad222
I Finding a Son
II The Power of Women
III To the Tiber

12. The Reckoning: 13 to 14 March ad222
I The Trappings and the Name of Emperor
II The Hatred of Everyone

13. The Afterlife of Heliogabalus: Tyrant, Aesthete, QueerIcon, Fashionista, in Art Criticism and as a Roman Lady, ad222 to ad2022

Author’s Note 317
Further Reading 321
Acknowledgements 326
Index 327