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Early life. Julian, whose full name was Flavius Claudius Julianus, was born at Constantinople, probably in 331, into the family of the reigning emperor, Constantine I. His father was Julius Constantius, Constantine's younger half-brother, and his mother was a Bithynian noble named Basilina, daughter of a high-ranking bureaucrat, Julianus, who had served as praetorian prefect and head of ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Julian (born ad 331/332, Constantinople—died June 26/27, 363, Ctesiphon, Mesopotamia) was a Roman emperor from ad 361 to 363, nephew of Constantine the Great, and a noted scholar and military leader who was proclaimed emperor by his troops. A persistent enemy of Christianity, he publicly announced his conversion to paganism in 361, thus ...
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Feb 7, 2019 · Julian and the Fall of Paganism. Julian the Apostate Failed to Revive Polytheism in the Roman Empire. When the Roman Emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus) came to power, Christianity was less popular than polytheism, but when Julian, a pagan (in contemporary usage) known as "the Apostate," was killed in battle, it was the end of Roman ...
Sep 14, 2021 · Emperor Julian’s Pagan Revival. Flavius Claudius Julianus (AD 332–363) was born in Constantinople in the last years of Constantine’s reign. He was, in fact, Constantine’s nephew and the cousin of the great intervening senior emperor, Constantius II, who ruled from 337 to 361. Although raised in a Christian household, Julian abandoned ...
May 10, 2021 · The Last Pagan Emperor. Julian the Apostate was the last pagan emperor of the Roman Empire, as his successors reinstated and solidified Christianity as the dominant religion of the empire following his death. Shortly after, in December AD 361, Julian entered Constantinople as the sole emperor of the Roman world.
Julian the Apostate. Flavius Claudius Iulianus, also known as Julian the Apostate, was the last pagan Roman Emperor. Flavius Claudius Iulianus (331–June 26, 363), was a Roman Emperor (361–363) of the Constantinian dynasty. He was the last pagan Roman Emperor, and tried to promote the Roman religious traditions of earlier centuries as a ...
Jun 26, 2017 · Julian attempted to create his own pagan cult, that imitated Christian generosity, but had limited success. Julian's ambitious rule lasted only two years, he was killed age 32 in battle with the Neo-Persian empire, in AD 363. It's said that on his death – by the stabbing of a spear – Julian's last words were 'You have conquered, O pale ...
