From:          Jan Kapteyn
To:            heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject:       Constantine's Emblem


The subtitle of this could be: "Coincidence or Divine planning"

Yesterday I went over to some of my wife's family, to have diner.
After Dinner we came to talk about History. I stated that someone's
interpretation of history depends on the source someone uses.
I used Emperor Constantine as an example.

One source of information is through the Church. Mostly information,
given by Constantine himself, was used by Church leaders to write a
biography. This was handed down, and modified occasionally when the
purpose did  justify it.

The main picture we get from this, is A Christian Emperor fighting to
establish Christianity. And his famous dream about the cross. The
remarkable thing about the cross is, that there is no archaeological
or pictorial evidence that the cross was known to be used by the
Christians before the 4th century. It was known to have been used by
various forms of Pagan worship since Nimrod's Babel. In the time of
Constantine it was still known as a magic symbol. The Greek
manuscripts of the New Testament do not use the word cross but
mention Stake and Tree.

An other source of information from history,  about Constantine is from
his contemporaries. This gives us a total  different picture. First
of all they describe him as an ardent  follower, up till the time of
his death, of the "Sol Inventus" cult.

The unbeatable Sungod. This is also evident from coins and artefacts
dating from the time around his death. This cult allowed him to pay
homage to other Gods as well. He was also described as a cunning
smart fellow who tried to iron out the difficulties, that existed
between various religions, by having them all to celebrate their
religious feasts, at the same time. One of the things we learn from
his contemporaries, is that his soldiers were composed of a mixture
of Christians, and  Pagans steeped in Mithrasism. To make them fight
together as a unit he designed a very clever emblem for his troops.
Something that both parties could relate to. He combined the Greek
Chi "X" with Rho "P". For the Christians these were the first letters
of Christ. However this also looked like a cross with a sword in it.

This was a symbol of the Mithra. We know this from, among others, the
"Mizd" a sun shaped bun with the cross of Mithra on it, which was
eaten ceremonially. In Australia, and I presume other places as well,
it is still known as the "Hot cross bun", eaten at Easter.
Constantine had, in the year 315, a picture made of himself, wearing
a helmet with this symbol, know to day as the "Pax Christi" symbol.

Now I come to the purpose of  writing this.

Coming home from that dinner I grabbed an supplement from our daily
newspaper, which I had not yet read. Coincidence or not, this emblem
was there right in front of my eye It was fixed to the front of a
Roman helmet. I started to read the article and found out that some
time last year fragments of a Roman soldiers helmet were discovered
in the Southern Netherlands. It was estimated that it originated from
the time of Constantine. The helmet was restored using a polyester
base and a picture was shown. Here we have the proof that Romans
fought under this symbol. However, some more amazing stuff came to
light. We know, or suspect, that this emblem also, had something to
do with the Sungod. Now note his. The emblem itself, was made from
silver chloride, a very light sensitive material and silver
amalgamate. Very hard materials to work with. There is still more,
the helmet was clad with silver and the crest, to which the emblem
was fixed, was gold clad. According to the restoration experts this
helmet must have been a radiant beacon of light as soon as it was
struck by the sun. It must have been glowing like it was a part of
the Sun itself. Can you imagine an Roman officer on his horse amidst
his troops? He carrying their sacred emblem and being radiant as the
Sun himself. If that would not have inspired them, what else would.
For sure this proves that Constantine was indeed a very crafty fellow
I thought some of you might be interested in this and that is why I
share it with you, people I met on the net.

Jan Kapteyn (The Netherlands)

HomePage http://www.gironet.nl/home/kapteynj/home.htm

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