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 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.
- ISBN10 0674488814
- ISBN13 9780674488816
- Publish Date 2 June 1978
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 October 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Harvard University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 152
- Language English