Failure of Julian’s Pagan Revival
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Empires, Dynasties, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Paganism, Witches, Witchcraft
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Europe, Turkey, Constantinople, Istanbul
- Date: 361-363
Article abstract: The failure of Julian’s pagan revival represented an attempt to replace Christianity with a government-sponsored pagan renaissance.
Summary of Event
Julian, known as Julian the Apostate for his renunciation of Christianity, was a descendent of Constantine the Great, the emperor who first adopted the Christian faith as the state religion. Educated in the classical traditions of rhetoric and philosophy, Julian found Christianity intellectually and morally lacking; once he became emperor of the Roman Empire in 361 c.e., he pursued two...
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