Julian the Apostate

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-03-25
Mått:140 x 210 x 12 mm
Vikt:218 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:152
Förlag:Harvard University Press
ISBN:9780674488823

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G. W. Bowersock is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

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Bowersock has written the best narrative history of Julian’s career...His success is due not only to the vivid style but to the command of the very wide variety of sources that enables him to derive new insights from unexpected facts.

Innehållsförteckning

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Gibbon and Cavafy on Julian Prologue 1. Approaching the Reign 2. The Personality of the Emperor 3. The Heritage of Adolescence 4. Gaul 5. The Acclamation at Paris 6. The Mask Removed 7. Justice and Reform 8. The Puritanical Pagan 9. Antioch 10. The Final Campaign Appendix 1: The Chronology of the attempt to Rebuild the Jewish Temple Appendix 2: The Inscription at Ma'ayan barukh Appendix 3: The Author of On the Gods and the Universe Bibliography Index