Julian and Christianity
Subtitle: Revisiting the Constantinian Revolution
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2021
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9781501755477
Subjects: Italy, history
Description: "A study of Emperor Julian's efforts to reverse his uncle Constantine's Christian revolution. A close study of Julian's works suggests that he was in many ways a typical Roman emperor, both pragmatic and rational, who employed his familiarity with Christianity in an attempt to supplant both Christ and the Church"--