the Apostate

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The Apostate is the epithet of Roman emperor Julian, known for rejecting Christianity and attempting to restore traditional pagan religion in the 4th century.

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the Apostate canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor
Roman pagan
birthDate c. 331
birthName Flavius Claudius Julianus
linked to: Julian the Apostate
birthPlace Constantinople
causeOfDeath battle wound
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire
deathDate 26 June 363
deathPlace near Samarra
dynasty Constantinian dynasty
educatedIn Neoplatonism
epithet the Apostate
father Julius Constantius
formerReligion Christianity
implementedPolicy attempted exclusion of Christians from teaching classical texts
restoration of pagan temples
revocation of some privileges of the Christian church
knownFor attempting to restore traditional Roman pagan religion
philosophical writings
rejecting Christianity
religious policies favoring pagan cults
languageSpoken Greek
Latin
militaryRank general
mother Basilina
movement Neoplatonism
notableBattle Battle of Strasbourg
notableEvent Persian campaign of 363
notableFor last non-Christian Roman emperor
notableWork Against the Galileans
Hymn to King Helios
Hymn to the Mother of the Gods
Misopogon
positionHeld Caesar
Roman emperor
predecessor Constantius II
reignEnd 363
reignStart 361
relative Constantine the Great
linked to: Constantine I
religion paganism
ruledOver Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Western Roman Empire
spouse Helena
successor Jovian
timePeriod 4th century
title Augustus
Caesar of the West

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Julian the Apostate epithet the Apostate
Julian the Apostate epithet the Apostate
subject linked to: the Apostate
Julianus Apostata epithet the Apostate