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Julian the Apostate
Dr. Shaun Tougher
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Description for Julian the Apostate
Paperback. This study of the last pagan Roman emperor provides remarkable insight into the man and his times. Series: Debates and Documents in Ancient History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 B&W. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
This new study of the last pagan Roman emperor provides remarkable insight into the man and his times. The figure of Julian demands the attention of historians. As the last pagan Roman Emperor, he provides a focus for studying the religious transformations that were taking place in the empire in the fourth century. Further, his secular policies and concerns concentrate attention on other transformations -- social and political -- within the period. Notably, Julian elicited sharply divided opinion from his contemporaries, which is largely polarised between pagan supporters and Christian opponents. Such division of opinion is also matched by the ... Read more
This new study of the last pagan Roman emperor provides remarkable insight into the man and his times. The figure of Julian demands the attention of historians. As the last pagan Roman Emperor, he provides a focus for studying the religious transformations that were taking place in the empire in the fourth century. Further, his secular policies and concerns concentrate attention on other transformations -- social and political -- within the period. Notably, Julian elicited sharply divided opinion from his contemporaries, which is largely polarised between pagan supporters and Christian opponents. Such division of opinion is also matched by the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Debates and Documents in Ancient History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748618873
SKU
V9780748618873
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About Dr. Shaun Tougher
Shaun Tougher is a Lecturer in Ancient History at Cardiff University. He is series editor (with Emma Stafford, University of Leeds) of the Debates and Documents in Ancient History Series.
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