Last Pagan Julian the Apostate and the Death of the Ancient World

Name: Last Pagan Julian the Apostate and the Death of the Ancient World
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ISBN: 9781594772269

ISBN-10: 1594772266

ISBN-13: 9781594772269

Edition: 2008

Authors: Adrian Murdoch

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A history of Julian, the grandson of Constantine, and his failed attempt to reverse the Christian tide that swept the Roman Empire - Portrays the "Apostate" as a poet-philosopher, arguing that had he survived, Christianity would have been checked in its rise - Details reforms enacted by Julian during his two-year reign that marginalized Christians, effectively limiting their role in the social and political life of the Empire - Shows how after Julian's death the Church used paganism to represent evil and opposition to God, a tactic whose traces still linger The violent death of the emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus, AD 332-363) on a Persian battlefield has become synonymous with the…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Inner Traditions International, Limited
Publication date: 4/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



List of Plates and Maps


Acknowledgments


A Note on Names


Introduction: The Brittle Glass



Return of the Gods



A Written Order



Heart of Fire



Out of the Darkness



The Shadow of Sacred Plumes



Sung in Vain



Nothing in Excess, Augustus



Where King Nebuchadnezzar Grazed



Present Opportunity



Toward the Islands of the Blest


Epilogue: By the Silvery Kydnos


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index