Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Could the cults of Sol Invictus or Mithras have replaced Christianity?
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Chapters:
0:00 The god Sol
0:54 Mithras
1:37 Elagabal
1:59 Sol Invictus
4:10 Noble Roman Coins
5:21 Constantine and Sol
6:13 Rivals of Christianity
6:59 Lingering influence