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What people are saying - Write a reviewUser Review - Flag as inappropriate I enjoyed this book immensely but have a problem with one bit of information contained therein. The author states that the cult of Helios-Mithras was made the official cult of the Roman Empire, but this was not really the case. Mithraism was a secretive, initiatic cult, not open to the masses, and never had widespread popular appeal outside of the military and other select circles. Mithras himself was loosely identified with the Sun in some ways, but was also seen as being an ally of the Sun. In art, Mithras and the Sun are often depicted as two distinct entities. The solar cult which WAS made the official cult of the empire was that of Deus Sol Invictus, a cult promoted by the Emperor Aurelian. This cult was designed in part to unify the empire, strengthen the position of the emperor, and appeal to the masses. It borrowed imagery from many solar cults, and for this reason in part is sometimes confounded with Mithraism, in which the Sun God (and Mithras by extension) were also called "Sol Invictus". Related books
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