Julian the Apostate
last Pagan Roman emperor, reigned 361 to 363
b. 17 Nov 331 · d. 26 Jun 363
Julian was the Caesar of the West from 355 to 360 and Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek. His rejection of Christianity, and his promotion of Neoplatonic Hellenism caused him to be remembered as Julian the Apostate in the Christian tradition.
Related people
- Constantius Gallus relative of · traditional
- Constantius II relative of · traditional
- Constantina relative of · traditional
- Constantine II relative of · traditional
- Constantine the Great relative of · traditional
- Constantius Gallus sibling of · traditional
- Flavius parent of · traditional
- Helena relative of · traditional
- Licinius relative of · traditional
- Constans relative of · traditional
- Fausta relative of · traditional
- Hannibalianus relative of · traditional
- Helena spouse of · traditional
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Places
- Constantinople birth
- Tarsus burial
- Mesopotamia death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
- Ecclesiastical History 1 claim — Julian's pagan restoration