A companion to Julian the Apostate / / edited by Stefan Rebenich, Hans-Ulrich Wiemer.

• Superior document: Brill's companions to the Byzantine world ; Volume 5
• TeilnehmendeR: Rebenich, Stefan,; Wiemer, Hans-Ulrich,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2020]; 2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Brill's companions to the Byzantine world ; Volume 5.
• Physical Description: 1 recurso online

Few Roman emperors enjoy such fame as Flavius Claudius Iulianus – although he was sole ruler of the Roman Empire for only eighteen months (361-363). Since his early death he has been known as Julian the Apostate – the nephew of Constantine the Great who in vain tried to reverse the transformation of the Imperium Romanum into a Christian Empire. This companion synthesizes research on Julian conducted in many languages over the last decades and develops new perspectives. The authors scrutinize the voluminous and variegated sources for Julian's life and rule and reflect on the perceptions of modern research. Since Julian is the subject of scholarly discussion in various fields, this companion offers an interdisciplinary dialogue in which experts from many countries participate. Contributors are Bruno Bleckmann, Scott Bradbury, Peter Heather, Arnaldo Marcone, Neil McLynn, Hans-Günther Nesselrath, Stefan Rebenich, Christoph Riedweg, Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner, Peter van Nuffelen, Konrad Vössing, Hans-Ulrich Wiemer.

Table of Contents

Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction: Approaching Julian / Stefan Rebenich and Hans-Ulrich Wiemer -- 2. Julian’s Philosophical Writings / Hans-Günther Nesselrath -- 3. The Gallic Wars of Julian Caesar / Peter J. Heather -- 4. From Caesar to Augustus: Julian against Constantius / Bruno Bleckmann -- 5. Reform, Routine, and Propaganda: Julian the Lawgiver / Sebastian Schmidt-Hofner -- 6. The Value of a Good Education: The School Law in Context / Konrad Vössing -- 7. Revival and Reform: The Religious Policy of Julian / Hans-Ulrich Wiemer -- 8. Anti-Christian Polemics and Pagan Onto-Theology: Julian’s / Against the Galilaeans / Christoph Riedweg -- 9. Julian and the Jews / Scott Bradbury -- 10. The Persian Expedition / Neil McLynn -- 11. Pagan Reactions to Julian / Arnaldo Marcone -- 12. The Christian Reception of Julian / Peter van Nuffelen -- 13. Julian’s Afterlife. The Reception of a Roman Emperor / Stefan Rebenich -- Bibliography -- Index.