The Unconquered Sun or Invincible Sun, also known as Sol Invictus, was long regarded as the recognised sun deity of the later Roman Empire. The Roman Emperor Aurelian declared the cult of Sol Invictus a state religion among the other Roman cults on December 25, AD 274. The cult of Sol was connected to the Roman gens Aurelia. Emperor Aurelian completely transformed the Roman worship of Sol following his conquests in the East, making the sun deity one of the most revered deities of the Empire. Whe ... (Read More)