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2 days ago · Julius Caesar, the influential Roman general and statesman, conquered vast territories, reformed Rome’s government, and met a tragic end that forever shaped history.
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Julian had become the Emperor of Rome in November 361, following the death of his cousin Constantius II. He saw the previously unchecked military incursions of Shapur II of Persia, as a grave external danger. Julian reached Ctesiphon, and in a fierce battle, he won a tactical victory, losing only 70 men compared to the 2500 of the Sasanians.
1 day ago · Julian, who under the influence of his adviser Mardonius attempted to restore Classical Roman and Hellenistic religion, only briefly interrupted the succession of Christian emperors. Theodosius I , the last emperor to rule over both East and West, died in 395 after making Christianity the state religion .
6 days ago · The standard view of paganism (traditional city-based polytheistic Graeco-Roman religion) in the Roman empire has long been one of decline beginning in the second and first centuries BC. Decline was interrupted by the short-lived 'Restoration' under the emperor Augustus (reign 27 BC – AD 14), then it resumed.
2 days ago · This man, a nephew of Constantine would attempt to bring back paganism into the Roman Empire and his name is Julian the Apostate. Julian the Apostate. Julian the Apostate, was born Flavius Claudius Julianus on November 17, 331, in Constantinople. He was the son of Julius Constantius, half-brother to Emperor Constantine the Great.
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2 days ago · The oracles warned the emperor of impending disaster but Julian proceeded anyway and was killed in the war. Harran was the only city in the Roman Empire to declare citywide mourning after Julian's death.
1 day ago · The Emperor Constantine to Maximus [the Prefect of the City of Rome] If a part of our palace, or any other public building, be struck by lightning, let the customs of the old religion be observed and the haruspices [Roman religious authorities who interpreted the meaning of natural events] be consulted for the meaning of the omen, and let their ...
