A short history of Byzantium: No. 22 The Last Pagan Emperor
Julian is such an interesting character that it is impossible to ignore him, even though some tend to treat himContinue Reading
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A short history of Byzantium: No. 21 They raised him on their shields in a moment of great happiness and triumph!
The astounding success of Julian’s rise in five short years, from a bookworm to Caesar, was genuinely celebrated by hisContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 20 The Rise of Julian: Caesar in Gaul.
When Julian first took command of his Gallic armies at the end of 355, he was almost twenty-four years ofContinue Reading
A short history of Byzantium: No. 19 Julian the Apostate.
By the end of Constantine’s reign, there were an estimated twenty-four million Christians living in the Roman Empire. These numbersContinue Reading
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