Aurelian and Sol Invictus #aurelian #solinvictus
Channel: Roman History: Antiquity
Date: 2023-12-25

Aurelian worshiped Sol Invictus, and he isntituted its birthday was on the same day as the future holiday- Christmas. Merry Christmas! Happy birthday to Sol Invictus! By the way, Aurelian is one of my favorite Roman Emperors of all time.
#aurelian #solinvictus #romans #palmyra

Full Transcript Link:
https://romanhistory753.weebly.com/ancient-rome/how-aurelian-used-sol-invictus-in-politics

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:18 Early Life
0:38 Palmyrene Empire
1:26 Religious Policies
3:25 Christians
3:39 Motives
4:07 Sol Invictus
4:36 Conclusion

Music Credits:
Calcutta Sunset- E's Jammy Jams
Stark Goes Dark- The Whole Other

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