Julian the Apostate, Roman emperor (born 332)

Julian (emperor)

Roman emperor from 361 to 363, Neoplatonic philosopher

Julian was the Caesar of the West from 355 to 360 and Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek. His rejection of Christianity, and his promotion of Neoplatonic Hellenism and religious tolerance in its place, caused him to be remembered…