Julian Julian

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about other peoples, religions, or nationalities that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) or JULIANUS, FLAVIUS US FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS, surnamed THE APOSTATE, FILE APOSTATE, Roman emperor; born in Constantinople, Constantinople, probably Nov. 17, 331. He was the He was the youngest son of Constantine the Great, ine the Great, and was educated in the tenets of Chris- . In Fects of Christianity, but apostatized to paganism , and sent to paganism. In 354 he was declared Cæsar and sent to Gaul, where he obtained several victories the Germans; and in 361 the troops veral vietories over 361 the troops in Gaul revolted from Constantius and for Julian. During the lifetime matantins, and declared the lifetime of his cousin Constantius he made prohe made profession of the orthodox faith; but on succeeding to the throne he threw off all tarew off all disguise, reopened the heathen temples, worship; then temples, and sought to restore heathen then worship; while he labored both by his pen and authority to destroy Christianity. He took i. He took from the Christian churches their riches . es their riches and divided them among his soldiers his soldiers. He sought likewise to induce the Chrisice the Christians, by flattery or by favor, to embrace that or, to embrace paganism; and published an edict an edict that the name of Christian should be abolould be abol ished. His malice was further evinced ther evinced by extraordinary indulgences to the ences to the Jews, and an attempt to rebuild the tembuild the termple at Jerusalem, that the prophecy of Prophecy of Christ might be falsified; but it is said that flames of fire rose from beneath and beneath and consumed some of the workmen, by which men, by which miraculous interposition the design was he design was frustrated. He was killed in 363 in his in 863 in his expedition against the Persians.