ɪn tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz vˈɪktɚɹi ˌoʊvɚ ðə pˈɑːmɪɹˌɛn ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ˈɔːɹᵻlˌaɪən dˈɛdᵻkˌeɪɾᵻd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ tˈɛmpəl tə sˈɑːl ɪnvˈɪktəs ɪn ɹˈoʊm; mˈoʊst skˈɑːlɚz kənsˈɪdɚɹ ˈɔːɹᵻlˌaɪənz sˈɑːl ɪnvˈɪktəs təbi ʌv sˈɪɹiən ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪn, ˈiːðɚɹ ɐ kəntˌɪnjuːˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈʌlt ʌv sˈɑːl ɪnvˈɪktəs ᵻlˈæɡɐbˌæləs, ɔːɹ mˈælækbəl ʌv pɑːmˈaɪɹə, æz mˈælækbəl wʌz fɹˈiːkwəntli aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd wɪððə ɹˈoʊmən ɡˈɑːd sˈɑːl ænd bˈoːɹ ðɪ ˈɛpɪθɪt ɪnvˈɪktəs.
In 274, following his victory over the Palmyrene Empire, emperor Aurelian dedicated a large temple to Sol Invictus in Rome; most scholars consider Aurelian's Sol Invictus to be of Syrian origin, either a continuation of the cult of Sol Invictus Elagabalus, or Malakbel of Palmyra, as Malakbel was frequently identified with the Roman god Sol and bore the epithet Invictus.