Julian the Apostate

G. W. Bowersock

    List of Illustrations

    Acknowledgments

    Gibbon and Cavafy on Julian

    Prologue

    1. Approaching the Reign

    2. The Personality of the Emperor

    3. The Heritage of Adolescence

    4. Gaul

    5. The Acclamation at Paris

    6. The Mask Removed

    7. Justice and Reform

    8. The Puritanical Pagan

    9. Antioch

    10. The Final Campaign

    Appendix 1: The Chronology of the attempt to Rebuild the Jewish Temple

    Appendix 2: The Inscription at Ma'ayan barukh

    Appendix 3: The Author of On the Gods and the Universe

    Bibliography

    Index

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G. W. Bowersock is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.