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The Works of the Emperor Julian
Greek & English texts.
The Works of the Emperor Julian
Greek & English texts.
Emperor and Author
This volume offers the first comprehensive analysis in English of all the writings of Julian (r. AD 361-363), the last pagan emperor of Rome, noted for his frontal and self-conscious challenge to Christianity. The book also contains treatments of Julian's laws, inscriptions, coinage, as well as his artistic programme. Across nineteen papers, international specialists in the field of Late Antique Studies offer original interpretations of an extraordinary figure: emperor and philosopher, soldier and accomplished writer. Julian, his life and writings, are here considered as parts of the tumult in politics, culture and religion during the Fourth Century AD. New light is shed on Julian's distinctive literary style and imperial agenda. The volume also includes an up-to-date, consolidated bibliography.
Blood Purple
Written as a love story from the point of view of a Christian, Marcus Vitellus, Blood Purple describes Rome's military campaigns in the West, leading to Julian's declaration as Emperor in A.D.360, and his subsequent campaigns in the East, where he died at the age of 32. Christian theological disputes, the intrigues of the Court and the quarrels of the Christian emperors contrast with Julian's strong moral character, his love of Greek philosophy and his reverence for the ancient gods. The novel is a prism through which to view the late Roman world, when Christianity had only recently vanquished the old religions, particularly the salvation cults of Dionysos, Orpheus and Mithras. Julian tried ...
The Works of the Emperor Julian
Julian, known as Flavius Claudius Iulianus Augustus, also known as Julian the Apostate, was Roman Emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek. A member of the Constantinian dynasty, Julian became Caesar over the western provinces by order of Constantius II in 355 and in this role campaigned successfully against the Alamanni and Franks. Most notable was his crushing victory over the Alamanni in 357 at the Battle of Argentoratum (Strasbourg), leading his 13,000 men against a Germanic army three times larger. In 360 in Lutetia (Paris) he was proclaimed Augustus by his soldiers, sparking a civil war between Julian and Constantius. Before the two could face each ...
Against the Galilaeans
Against the Galileans (where "Galileans" meant the followers of the man from Galilee, or Christians) was written by the last pagan Emperor of Rome, Flavius Claudius Julianus, who lived from 331-363 AD, as part of his attempts to reverse the Empire's conversion to Christianity started by Emperor Constantine in 313 AD. This work was acknowledged by one of Julian's greatest critics, Cyril, the Patriarch of Alexandria, as one of the most powerful books of its sort ever written. Even though Cyril was Patriarch nearly 90 years after Julian's death, he was motivated to write a refutation titled Contra Iulianum ("Against Julian"). For more than 200 years, Julian's book remained the standard criticis...
