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The third-century AD ruler, Elagabalus, has been declared transgender by a British Museum, which is set to relabel its display to accommodate the change. The decision has been taken by the North Hertfordshire Museum to refer to Emperor Elagabalus with female pronouns, using "she" and "her", to be “sensitive to their preferences”. According to classical texts, Emperor Elagabalus is said to have once declared, "call me not Lord, for I am a Lady." But some experts think the evidence is flawed, and the historic writing regarding Elagabalus was part of a political smear campaign. Character Assassination or Ancient Queerness? The pronoun choice is rooted in the historical account provided by Cassius Dio, a Roman chronicler. Dio's writings describe Elagabalus as