In an article with 3 pages of references about Indo-Iranian god Mithra—later adopted by Romans as Mithraism which was a major competitor to early Christianity and elements of which were eventually incorporated into Christianity—Manel Sanchez wrote:

From the Age of Antiquity, attire was a key symbol in differentiating people…a typical “Oriental” outfit was the Iranian garment:

* a long & fluttering patterned pants made of cloth or leather with geometric designs (“sara-vara” in Old Persian adopted in Latin as “sarabara”),

* a tunic,

* a long cape (Old Persian “gaunaka” from Iranian Avestan “gaona” which means color or red), and

* “one of the most characteristic articles of Iranian dress,” a so-called Phrygian cap or Persian cap called “kurpasa” in Old Persian (later known as Freedom cap as incorporated in modern Western symbolism seen here https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c1/b9/d3/c1b9d30d56dae4f56a44f39d71116edd--upper-house-the-house.jpg) worn by “a good-looking youth with long hair”…

As stated in earlier postings, Iranian Parthian embassy to Rome, for ex., purposely included good looking individuals…hence, to the Roman psyche, Iranians were “hot”…YES, the ancestors practiced seduction to for the art of the deal…

Sanchez noted that 5^th c. Roman grammarian Lactantius Placidus claimed Iranians were first to worship the Sun in caves “in Persian dress with a tiara”… note “tiara” is an Iranian word itself…

Sanchez marveled at how Romans adopted a “cult of Iranian origin such as Mithraism…while retaining the Iranian garments of the god and his assistants”…

…we may marvel at how little did the ancient Romans know that 21^st c. Mainstream Fake Education, claiming Greco-Roman heritage, would erase Iranian aspects of Western Civilization…

[pic tertullian: Indo-Iranian Sun god, Mithra, adopted by the Romans… Roman white marble statue by sculptor V. Pacetti now at the Vatican...for educational purposes only]