Talk:Elagabalus
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A Romans emperor was pretty much expected to have both a wife and a catamite. (A practice sanctioned by the precedent of Jupiter, who had both Hera and Ganymede.) But they were still outraged by Elagabulus' feminine behavior. He was a transsexual before it was medically possible to fulfill such a desire. PeterKa 00:58, 30 July 2014 (EDT)
- Why is so much time being wasted on what Gibbon dismissed in a few pages? We are not a Murdoch tabloid. AlanE 01:47, 30 July 2014 (EDT)
- WTF? History has be boring or we can't use it? This stuff is in Britannica. What with Bradley Manning, "the first gay president" in the White House, and all the rest, trannies are certainly topical these days. PeterKa 02:37, 30 July 2014 (EDT)
- Relax - I was taking the micky. AlanE 15:01, 30 July 2014 (EDT)
- WTF? History has be boring or we can't use it? This stuff is in Britannica. What with Bradley Manning, "the first gay president" in the White House, and all the rest, trannies are certainly topical these days. PeterKa 02:37, 30 July 2014 (EDT)