| Never was seen such voracity since the days of the ventripotent Heliogabalus. |
| The flying draperies of the half-clad figures behind them are of silk, unknown in the time of Heliogabalus. |
| Sympathy is wasted on that Duke, who was one of the filthiest voluptuaries of his age, or of any other since that of Heliogabalus. |
| Heliogabalus was the first Emperor who wore silk for clothing. |
| Heliogabalus would have given a slice of his empire for that one immortal cobbler. |
| Sometimes referred to as Heliogabalus, thus providing a spurious connection between El and Helio. |
