Deus Sol Invictus - The Persian Sun God Mithras and the Conquering God of Rome

Informationen zum Autor Khalil Gibran (1883 -1931) was born into a Maronite Catholic family in today's Lebanon, then under the Ottoman Empire. He immigrated with his family to the United States as an adolescent, and studied art. He wrote extensively in both Arabic and English, and left hundreds of artworks. The Prophet would later become a countercultural staple, influencing the likes of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, David Bowie and countless others. Klappentext Lucid and perfectly accessible to non-specialists! this extensively illustrated history of Mithras--the great sun god of both the Persian and Roman Empires--is amongst the most comprehensive of such studies available.available.

About the author

Khalil Gibran (1883 -1931) was born into a Maronite Catholic family in today's Lebanon, then under the Ottoman Empire. He immigrated with his family to the United States as an adolescent, and studied art. He wrote extensively in both Arabic and English, and left hundreds of artworks. The Prophet would later become a countercultural staple, influencing the likes of Elvis Presley, John Lennon, David Bowie and countless others.

Product details

• Authors: Minou Reeves
• Publisher: Garnet Publishing Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.11.2018, delayed
• EAN: 9781902932835
• ISBN: 978-1-902932-83-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Antike, Rom, Religion und Glaube, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, RELIGION / Ancient, History - General History