Elagabalus (deity)
Videos
Elagabalus, Aelagabalus, Heliogabalus or simply Elagabal was an Arab-Roman sun god, initially venerated in Emesa, Syria. Although there were many variations of the name, the god was consistently refer
The temple at Emesa, containing the holy stone (baetyl), on the reverse of this provincial bronze coin by Roman usurper Uranius (253–254 AD)
Sol Invictus
Videos
Sol Invictus was the official sun god of the late Roman Empire and a later aspect of, or replacement for, the old Latin god Sol. The emperor Aurelian revived his cult in AD 274 and promoted Sol Invict
Elagabalus (deity)
…at Emesa and was commonly called Elagabalus after the deity. The Syrian deity was assimilated with the Roman sun god known as Sol and became known as Sol Invictus ('the unconquered Sun') among the Romans. A temple called the Elagabalium was built on the east face of the Palatine Hill to house the holy stone of…
A relief of Sol from Roman Lugdunum, 2nd–3rd century AD
Dedication made by a priest of Jupiter Dolichenus on behalf of the well-being (salus) of the emperors, to Sol Invictus and the Genius of the military unit equites singulares Augusti
Roman Imperial repoussé silver disc of Sol Invictus (3rd century), found at Pessinus (British Museum)
Coin of Emperor Constantine I depicting Sol Invictus with the legend SOLI INVICTO COMITI, c. 315