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Sol Invictus (Classical Latin: [ˈsoːɫ ɪnˈwɪktʊs], "Invincible Sun" or "Unconquered Sun") was the official sun god of the late Roman Empire and a later version of the god Sol. The emperor Aurelian revived his cult in 274 AD and promoted Sol Invictus as the chief god of the empire.
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A marble monument dedicated to Sol Invictus by Marcus Aurelius Stertinius, procurator of the camp, and two of his brothers-in-arms. Probably third century; from the collection of the Walters Art Museum. The gens Stertinia was a plebeian family of ancient Rome.
The Temple of the Sun was a temple in the Campus Agrippae in Rome. It was dedicated to Sol Invictus on 25 December 274 [1] by the emperor Aurelian [2] to fulfill a vow he made following his successful campaign against Palmyra in 272 and funded by spoils from that campaign.
Section Invictus as epithet explains that "Invictus" was a common epithet for several deities, including Jupiter, Mars, Hercules, Apollo, and Silvanus, and goes on to say, citing the same reference, that Sol Invictus and Sol are the same. It also mentions the opposite view, but without a reference.
Sol Invictus is a Roman god identified with Sol (the solar deity in Ancient Roman religion). Sol Invictus may also refer to: Sol Invictus (band), an English neofolk band; Sol Invictus, a 2015 album by Faith No More; Sol Invictus (Akhenaton album) , 2001; Sol Invictus (holiday), a religious holiday celebrated in ancient Rome
Diễn Châu is adjacent to the rural districts Yên Thành (West), Nghi Lộc (South) and Quỳnh Lưu (North). The East of this rural district looks out of the Diễn Châu Bay (vũng Diễn Châu), which is a part of the Tonkin Gulf. As of 2018 the district had a population of 284,300. [7] Of which, up to 15% of the population is the Catholic.
In 1987, Wakeford distanced himself from right-wing views, and formed the neofolk band Sol Invictus, [7] adapting the band's name from a cult that predated Christianity. [8] The band's music combines acoustic guitar playing and "neo- classical instrumentation" with elements of industrial music . [ 7 ]