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== Julian the Apostate ==

== Julian the Apostate ==

Julian is chiefly remembered for being the last [[Paganism|Pagan]] Emperor of Rome, Julian sought to undo the prominence that Christianity had achieved once it was legalized and instead revert to the old pagan ways. Christianity was suppressed once again and church lands were handed back to pagan temples. At the same time Julian promoted [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] religious philosophies such as [[Neoplatonism]] and suggested that [[Hercules]] would make a suitable replacement for [[Jesus Christ]] for those who wished to adopt him as their patron. Because of his love of Greek culture he was known as Julian the Hellene, though to the Christians he was known as Julian the Apostate. In 363 he invaded [[Persia]], but was mortally wounded in a minor skirmish when his camp was attacked at night because he went into battle without first putting on his armor<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979 Pg. 154-155</ref>. It was believed by some that he had been murdered by one of his own soldiers, a Christian. His supposed last words were ''Vicisti, Galilaee'' ("You have won, Galilean") - a reference to Jesus.

Julian is chiefly remembered for being the last [[Paganism|Pagan]] Emperor of Rome, Julian sought to undo the prominence that Christianity had achieved once it was legalized and instead revert to the old pagan ways. Christianity was suppressed once again and church lands were handed back to pagan temples. At the same time Julian promoted [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greek]] religious philosophies such as [[Neoplatonism]] and suggested that [[Hercules]] would make a suitable replacement for [[Jesus Christ]] for those who wished to adopt him as their patron. Because of his love of Greek culture he was known as Julian the Hellene, though to the Christians he was known as Julian the Apostate. In 363 he invaded [[Persia]], but was mortally wounded in a minor skirmish when his camp was attacked at night because he went into battle without first putting on his armor.<ref>Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979 Pg. 154-155</ref> It was believed by some that he had been murdered by one of his own soldiers, a Christian. His supposed last words were ''Vicisti, Galilaee'' ("You have won, Galilean") - a reference to Jesus.

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