Julian the Apostate (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780674488823)

This portrayal of one of antiquity's most enigmatic figures offers a vivid and compact assessment of the Apostate's life and reign. Proceeding directly from an evaluation of the ancient sources--the testimony of friends and enemies of Julian as well as the writings of the emperor himself--the author traces Julian's youth, his years as the commander of the Roman forces in Gaul, and his emergence as sole ruler in the course of a dramatic march to Constantinople. In G. W. Bowersock's analysis of Julian's religious revolution, the emperor's ardent espousal of a lost cause is seen to have made intolerable demands upon pagans, Jews, and Christians alike.

Author: G. W. Bowersock
ISBN-10: 0674488822
ISBN-13: 9780674488823
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/25/1997
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.35h x 5.61w x 0.43d