Julian (emperor) - Wikipedia His rejection of Christianity, and his promotion of Neoplatonic Hellenism in its place, caused him to be remembered as Julian the Apostate in the Christian tradition A nephew of Constantine the Great, Julian was one of few in the imperial family to survive the purges and civil wars during the reign of Constantius II, his cousin Julian became
Early Christian History: Extras — Emperor Julian “the Apostate” One of the people most hated by Christians, through the history of their religion, is the Roman Emperor Julian They refer to him as “the Apostate” because he’d been raised a Christian, but as an adult had rejected Christianity in favor of traditional Roman paganism
Religious policy of emperor Julian the Apostate Roman Emperor Julian, called the “Apostate” by Christians, reigned in the years 361-363 CE He was the greatest of Roman rulers Living in difficult times, he was able to carry out numerous internal reforms and conduct an active foreign policy
Emperor Julian the Apostate - The Roman Empire Julian (born A D 332), the nephew of the first Christian emperor, Constantine, was trained as a Christian, yet he is known as an apostate because when he became emperor (A D 360), he opposed Christianity
Julian the Apostate Couldnt Defeat Christ - Christianity Although Julian owed his life to another Christian, he seems to have blamed all Christians for the massacre At any rate, with strong support from the more educated classes, Julian determined to restore the traditional pagan religions to supremacy
Roman Emperors - DIR Julian the Apostate - Loyola University Chicago One group he sought to disenfranchise was the Christians Julian had a nominally Christian upbringing, but by the time he was emperor he had clearly rejected this belief system in favor of Neo-Platonism There is some debate over just how much he was exposed to Christianity as a young man
Julian the Apostate: The Last Pagan Emperor - History Cooperative 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° - Encyclopedia. com Julian discussed Jewish monotheism from two viewpoints: first, he refuted the Christian claim that Jesus, the Logos, is God, since the Bible recognizes only one God (Againstthe Galileans, 253Aff ); second, he attempted to fit Judaism into the pagan pantheon and isolate Christianity