07-03-2007, 01:22 AM
Book 5 of Herodian's History of the Roman Empire deals with the years 217-222: the reign of Macrinus, a brief civil war in Syria, and the excentric reign of religious fanatic Heliogabalus. For his theocratic rule, Herodianus is a less biased source than Cassius Dio and the Historia Augusta. Enjoy.