Tiwaz (Luwian deity) Tiwaz (Luwian deity) Tiwaz (Stem: Tiwad-) was the Luwian Sun-god. He was among the most important gods of the Luwians. The name of the Proto-Anatolian Sun god can be reconstructed as "*Diuod-", which derives from the Proto-Indo-European word "*dei-" ("shine", "glow"). This name is cognate with the Greek Zeus, Latin Jupiter, and Norse Tyr. While Tiwaz (and the related Palaic god Tiyaz) retained a promenant role in the pantheon, the Hittite cognate deity, was largely eclipsed by the Sun goddess of Arinna, becoming a god of the day, especially the day of death. In Luwian cuneiform of the Bronze Age,
Letter to the Romans (Ignatius of Antioch) to 117 CE”, and “between the first year of Vespasian and the 10th year of Trajan” Although we do not know which specific year Ignatius wrote this letter, he does provide the month and day: August 23. Following his arrest in Syria, Ignatius traveled through many cities on his way to Rome for execution. "Romans" was written prior to his arrival in Rome, while he was in Smyrna. Our evidence for the Ignatius’ journey to Rome primarily comes from the fourth-century church historian Eusebius of Caesarea. "Romans" is part of a series of seven epistles that Ignatius wrote, each addressed