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Title:

THE LAST PAGAN
JULIAN THE APOSTATE AND THE DEATH OF THE ANCIENT WORLD

By:

Adrian Murdoch

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0750940484

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9780750940481

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Publisher:

THE HISTORY PRESS LTD

Pub. date:

15 September, 2005

Pages:

260

Description:

The end of Emperor Julian (332-363) has become synonymous with the death of paganism. This work examines his emergence as the sole survivor of a dynasty soaked in blood, and traces his journey from an aristocratic Christian childhood to his initiation into pagan cults and his mission to establish paganism as the dominant faith of the Roman world.

Synopsis:

Since his death on a Persian battlefield in AD 363, the violent end of the Emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus, 332-363) has become synonymous with the death of paganism. Vilified throughout history as the 'Apostate', the young philosopher-warrior was the last and arguably the most potent threat to Christianity. "The Last Pagan" examines Julian's emergence as the sole survivor of a political dynasty soaked in blood, and traces his journey from an aristocratic Christian childhood to his initiation into pagan cults and his mission to establish paganism as the dominant faith of the Roman world.

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12 black and white illustrations

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Sutton Publishing Ltd

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