Julian the Apostate, the Forty eighth Emperor. The Year of Rome 1101. Of the Birth of I. C. 361.
Q. WHO succeeded Constantius in the Empire?
A. Iulian the Apostate.
Q. Where was he born?
A. In Byzantium, in the Year 331.
A new and easy method to understand the Roman history with an exact chronology of the reign of the emperors, an account of the most eminent authors, when they flourished, and an abridgment of the Roman antiquities and customs : by way of dialogue, for the use of the Duke of Burgundy / done out of French, with very large additions and amendments, by Mr. Tho. Brown.
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- A new and easy method to understand the Roman history with an exact chronology of the reign of the emperors, an account of the most eminent authors, when they flourished, and an abridgment of the Roman antiquities and customs : by way of dialogue, for the use of the Duke of Burgundy / done out of French, with very large additions and amendments, by Mr. Tho. Brown.
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Q. Whose Son was he?
A. The Son of Constans, Brother to Con∣stantine the Great, and of Basilina.
Q. Whom did he marry?
A. Helena.
Q. Why was he sirnam'd the Apostate?
A. Because he turn'd Pagan after he had been educated in the Christian Religion, and had read the Holy Scriptures in the Church before the Congregation.
Q. When was he sole Emperor?
A. In the Year 363, he was proclaim'd Augustus by his Soldi••rs, but he had been created Caesar before his Election to the Em∣pire.
Q. Where was he proclaim'd Emperor?
A. At Paris.
Q. What did he do in the beginning of his Reign?
A. He put all the Friends of Constantius to death, or sent them into banishment; he only encourag'd the Augurs, the Victimarii, and the Philosophers; he order'd the Ido∣latrous Temples of the Heathens to be open'd, and having renounced the Faith▪ he assumed the Title of Pontifex Maximus. Nor was this all; for the more to vex the Christians, he made scandalous condescentions to the Iews, and began to erect a Temple for them at Ierusalem, which he was obliged soon to leave off; for Globes of Fire breaking out from under the Foundations, disturbed the Work∣men; as Ammianus Marcellinus, a Pagan Wri∣ter, witnesses.
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Q. What befel him upon this?
A. He became the Laughter and Contempt of the People of Antioch.
Q. What course did he take to revenge the Affronts they put upon him?
A. He writ a Satyric Letter upon this oc∣casion, call'd the Misopogan, or Beard-hater.
Q. Upon whom did Iulian make war?
A. Upon the Persians; but having after the second Battel insolently refused to com∣ply with the just Articles of Peace which they offer'd him, and burnt the Ships that follow∣ed him, and carried Provisions for the Army, he was surrounded on all sides by the Ene∣my.
Q. What became of him at last?
A. He had the mortification to find him∣self cut off from all hopes of Assistance, and was wounded by an Arrow in the Fight, but 'twas never known from what side it came.
Q. Did he say any thing as he was dy∣ing?
A. He desperately took out a handful of Blood which gushed from the Wound, and throwing it up into the Air, cry'd out, Vi∣eisti Galilaee, O Galilean thou hast at last over∣come me.
Q. What did he mean by these words?
A. That our Blessed Saviour, whom he had so often provoked by his Sacriledges, and other indignities, and whom now he
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found to his cost to be the great Judge of the Universe, would take a full vengeance for the Crimes and Blasphemies he had uttered against his Sacred Person.
Q. What sort of a man was Iulian the Apostate?
A. He had sparkling Eyes, a stern wan∣dring Countenance, a straight Nose, his Mouth somewhat of the biggest, a slit in his under Lip, a thick Beard which he wore picked, his Shoulders large and moving, his Head hanging down, which he always turn∣ed on one and t'other side, he walked very fast although he was but little, and made a great noise when he laughed. How great a Warrier he was, the Alemans, Franks and Saxons, whom he overcame, do testify, and his remaining Works are undeniable proofs of his Wit and Ingenuity.