Clay oil lamp depicting Sol, 2nd century AD, Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich. Photo by Carole R
Clay oil lamp depicting Sol, 2nd century AD, Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich. Photo by Carole Raddato, 2013 via Flickr. com (X) License: Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)Felix dies natalis Sol Invicti! Hail to the Unconquered Sun!Today, December 25. marks the Roman festival of the dies natalis (anniversary) of the dedication of the temple of Sol Invictus, the Unconquered Sun, in Rome on December 25, 274 by the Emperor Aurelian. Sol Invictus was regarded as a special patron of Roman soldiers and guardian of the Emperor. -- source link
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