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Julian the Apostate

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Julian the Apostate (Flavius Claudius Julianus), 331?-363, Roman emperor (361-63), nephew of Constantine I; successor of Constantius II. He was given an education that combined Christian and Neoplatonic ideas. He and his half brother Gallus were sent (c.341) to Cappadocia. When Gallus was appointed caesar (351), Julian was brought back to Constantinople. After Gallus had been put to death, Julian was called from the quiet of a scholar's life and made (355) caesar. Sent to Gaul, he was unexpectedly successful in combating the Franks and the Alemanni and was popular with his soldiers. When Constantius,... Read more

Ammianus Marcellinus

Ammianus Marcellinus , c.330-c.400, Roman historian, b. Antioch. After retiring from a successful military career, he wrote a history of the Roman Empire as a sequel to that of Tacitus, his model. The history, in 31 books, covered the years from AD 96 to 378; only Books XIV-XXXI, covering the ...

Julian

[or Julian the Apostate Latin Julianus Apostata orig. Flavius Claudius Julianus ] (born 331/332, Constantinople—died June 26/27, 363, Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia) Roman emperor (361–363), noted scholar and military leader. The nephew of Constantine I , he was raised a Christian but converted ...

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	Julian the Apostate.(Misopogon)(Brief Article)(Book Review) ; ...to the beard) is a kind of autobiography. In his youth, Julian (332-363) led a hard life: more or less cloistered, sometimes...favored the renewal of paganism, and gained the name of Apostate, gives, in his writings the feeling of a formidable freedom. As Glen W. Bowerstock's Julian the Apostate ... Read more
	Thank you, Dame Julian, for 'the divine feminine'.(Daily Break) ; ...root out all heresy and kill all apostates. And there was war, ever present...of Divine Love written by Dame Julian (Juliana in Catholic circles) of Norwich...book consists of two accounts of Julian's divine revelations. The first... Read more
	Anniversaries ; ...century in Antioch. Emperor Julian the Apostate had decreed that the cross...my's standard. His uncle, Count Julian, carried out the decree but...renounce their Christianity. Julian then had them both beheaded...biographers record that Count Julian was then stricken "with a disease... Read more
	Newman's idea of a classical university (1).(Critical Essay) ; With Julian, the light went out, and now nothing remains but to let...love of light. So Gore Vidal ends his historical novel, Julian, which tells the story of the fourth-century emperor Julian the Apostate (459). At the Catholic college where I teach, when we hear...Christianity and its triumph ... Read more
	LOST IN SOME GOOD BOOKS AUTHORS DISCUSS THE WORKS THEY'RE THUMBING THROUGH FOR INSPIRATION OR DIVERSION, FROM POETRY TO COPERNICUS ; Caroline Alexander, author of "the Bounty" "Julian the Apostate [by G. W. Bowersock]. It's an old translation of a contemporary account of the Emperor Julian from the Late Roman period when Rome was being torn between pagan and evangelical factions." Carlos Eire, author of "Waiting for... Read more
	VIDAL DONATES PAPERS TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY ; Myra Breckinridge is coming to Harvard. So are Julian the Apostate, Abraham Lincoln, and Aaron Burr. They're all coming in the collected papers of Gore Vidal, which the novelist, essayist, screenwriter...well as screenplays, theater writing, essays and reviews - he really kept everything. If you are interested in ... Read more
	NEWMAN'S IDEA OF A CLASSICAL UNIVERSITY1 ; With Julian, the light went out, and now nothing remains but to let...love of light. So Gore Vidai ends his historical novel, Julian, which tells the story of the fourth-century emperor Julian the Apostate (459). At the Catholic college where I teach, when we hear...Christianity and its triumph ... Read more
	The Third Temple that wasn't ; ...with merit and happiness with virtue. As a young soldier Julian subdued, against the odds, the German threat in Gaul...ground with his legionnaires, earning their respect. Julian was an excellent organizer, an honest judge, a writer and a philosopher. Brought up as a Christian, Julian rejected the ... Read more
	Quote of the month.(Just Desserts) ; I know Bacchus, the god of wine, for he smells of nectar; but all I know of the god of beer is that he smells of the billy goat. --4th century roman Emperor (and imperial-class wine snob) Julian the apostate Read more
	Against the Christians. The Rise of Early Anti-Christian Polemic ; ...especially Celsus, Porphyry, and Julian the Apostate. In three sections the author...which, according to the author, Julian also adopted. Their aim was...the author's discussion of Julian revolves around this important...interesting point. By the time of Julian the similarities between ... Read more

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	The last pagan; Julian the Apostate and the death of the ancient world. (reprint, 2003).(Brief article)(Book review)
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