Julian the Apostate

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Julian the Apostate was a 4th-century Roman emperor known for his attempt to restore paganism and roll back the spread of Christianity in the Roman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman consul ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
Roman pagan ⓘ
nephew of Constantine the Great ⓘ
orator ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
writer ⓘ
acclaimedAugustusBy Gallic troops at Lutetia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Julian II ⓘ
Julianus Apostata ⓘ
appointedCaesarBy Constantius II ⓘ
attemptedProject rebuilding the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
battle Battle of Argentoratum ⓘ
birthDate c. 331 ⓘ
birthPlace Constantinople ⓘ
burialPlace Tarsus ⓘ
campaign Persian campaign of 363 ⓘ
causeOfDeath wounds received in battle ⓘ
citizenship Roman citizen ⓘ
deathDate 26 June 363 ⓘ
deathPlace near Samarra, Mesopotamia ⓘ
dynasty Constantinian dynasty ⓘ
education studied in Athens ⓘ
studied in Nicomedia ⓘ
epithet the Apostate ⓘ
epithetMeaning one who abandoned Christianity ⓘ
era Late Antiquity ⓘ
father Julius Constantius ⓘ
fullName Flavius Claudius Julianus ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
governedAsCaesar Gaul ⓘ
knownFor attempt to restore traditional Roman paganism ⓘ
military campaigns against the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
opposition to Christianity ⓘ
philosophical writings ⓘ
religious reforms favoring pagan cults ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
mother Basilina ⓘ
philosophicalSchool Neoplatonism ⓘ
policy attempted to restore pagan temples and sacrifices ⓘ
issued edicts restricting Christian privileges ⓘ
promoted religious toleration among non-Christians ⓘ
predecessor Constantius II ⓘ
raisedAs Christian ⓘ
regionRuled Roman Empire ⓘ
reignAs Roman emperor ⓘ
reignEnd 26 June 363 ⓘ
reignStart February 360 ⓘ
religion paganism ⓘ
spouse Helena ⓘ
spouseRelation daughter of Constantine the Great ⓘ
successor Jovian ⓘ
teacher Libanius ⓘ
Maximus of Ephesus ⓘ
title Augustus ⓘ
Caesar ⓘ
victory Battle of Argentoratum ⓘ
wroteWork Against the Galileans ⓘ
Hymn to King Helios ⓘ
Hymn to the Mother of the Gods ⓘ
Misopogon ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caesar (imperial title) → heldBy → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
subject linked to: Caesar
Constantinian dynasty → notableMember → Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Constantius II → opponent → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Constantius II → relative → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Constantius II → successor → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Libanius → contemporaryOf → Emperor Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Libanius → correspondedWith → Emperor Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Ctesiphon → capturedBy → Emperor Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Helena (daughter of Constantine I) → relative → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
House of Constantine → notableMember → Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Ammianus Marcellinus → praised → emperor Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Battle of Strasbourg (357) → commander → Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Constantius Gallus → sibling → Julian ⓘ
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Constantius Gallus → successorAsCaesarOfTheEast → Julian ⓘ
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Julian the Apostate → fullName → Flavius Claudius Julianus ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Theodora → relative → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Eusebia → supported → Julian (later Emperor Julian) ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Julius Constantius → relative → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Julius Constantius → child → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
court of Constantius II → associatedWithFigure → Julian (later emperor Julian the Apostate) ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Battle of Ctesiphon (363) → commander → Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Shapur II → opponent → Julian ⓘ
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Maximus of Ephesus → influenced → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Maximus of Ephesus → contemporaryOf → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Maximus of Ephesus → teacherOf → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Chnodomar → contemporaryOf → Julian (later Emperor Julian the Apostate) ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Vestralpus → contemporaryOf → Julian (later Roman emperor Julian the Apostate) ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Urius → servedUnder → Emperor Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Suomar → opponent → Julian (future emperor Julian the Apostate) ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Hortar → opposed → Emperor Julian ⓘ
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Hortar → conflictWith → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Roman–Alemannic wars → notableCommander → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Julian II → fullName → Flavius Claudius Julianus ⓘ
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Julian II → alsoKnownAs → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Jovian → predecessor → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Basilina → child → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Basilina → associatedWith → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Julian the Apostate → birthName → Flavius Claudius Julianus ⓘ
subject linked to: the Apostate
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Against the Galileans → author → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Against the Galileans → author → Roman emperor Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Against the Galileans → writtenDuringReignOf → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Misopogon → author → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Misopogon → author → Roman emperor Julian ⓘ
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Misopogon → mainSubject → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Misopogon → hasCharacter → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Hymn to King Helios → author → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Hymn to King Helios → author → Roman emperor Julian ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Hymn to the Mother of the Gods → author → Julian the Apostate ⓘ
Hymn to the Mother of the Gods → author → Julian (Roman emperor) ⓘ
linked to: Julian the Apostate
Julianus Apostata → alsoKnownAs → Julian the Apostate ⓘ