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Cassius Dio 79.1.2–4, in tandem with other literary and material sources, serves as valuable evidence for several significant aspects of Elagabalus’ legitimization campaign. Further analysis suggests that Elagabalus’ legitimization campaign may have influenced Dio’s account of Macrinus’ reign, especially with respect to Dio’s decision to include in his narrative a version of the story of Caracalla’s murder that was unsympathetic to Macrinus.

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The Legitimization of Elagabalus and Cassius Dio’s Account of the Reign of Macrinus  I am grateful to P. Michael Swan for reading an earlier draft of this paper and providing advice and encouragement, as well as to the anonymous reader and editorial board of the  JAH , whose comments and criticism led me to rework the paper extensively.