A thread of threads!

Certain topics in Greco-Roman antiquity get frequently hijacked and misinterpreted by historically illiterate activists to lend credence to their claims.

Here are some of my answers to them, with plenty of primary + secondary sources 👇
1.
"The emperor Elagabalus (218-222) was a transwoman".

Read this thread first. And btw, the Wikipedia article about him has been modified by someone with a clear bias. https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1301672272302931971
A few things about the Wikipedia article, with screenshots: https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1301938775514374146
A thread about the use of liquorice root in antiquity.
(Spoilers: it wasn't used as a feminising remedy, nor are the Enarei mentioned as its users.) https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1320466559278657537
(I think this one is my thread no. 5 about ancient history.)
I'm planning to write about the Roman Galli priests next, so I've been gathering source material - surprise, there's a little bias in the Wikipedia article. So I wrote a little thread about it. https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1325620938285740032
Thread no. 6. Again a little bit about disingenuous Wikipedia editing, the Galli priests and the emperor Elagabalus. https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1326867305301676032
Also on that thread, a hilarious attempt to mansplain me the primary sources I use in my work.
He still doesn't have a clue what's so funny about his comment 😀 https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1326908027283312641
(Just in case, here are the direct links to those threads, maybe more to follow in the future:)

https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1316793148413284353

https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1316794458428575745 https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1316796931704844289
And a bonus - just one comment about the Galli priests, but it's possible that I'll have to write more about them, too... https://twitter.com/AugustaAndarta/status/1301656478869327873
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