by Robert Horvat August 2, 2015 1 A short history of Byzantium A short history of Byzantium: No. 22 The Last Pagan Emperor Julian is such an interesting character that it is impossible to ignore him, even though some tend to treat himContinue Reading
by Robert Horvat June 23, 2015 Number of comments0 A short history of Byzantium A short history of Byzantium: No. 21 They raised him on their shields in a moment of great happiness and triumph! The astounding success of Julian’s rise in five short years, from a bookworm to Caesar, was genuinely celebrated by hisContinue Reading
by Robert Horvat May 20, 2015 1 A short history of Byzantium A short history of Byzantium: No. 20 The Rise of Julian: Caesar in Gaul. When Julian first took command of his Gallic armies at the end of 355, he was almost twenty-four years ofContinue Reading
by Robert Horvat May 2, 2015 4 A short history of Byzantium A short history of Byzantium: No. 19 Julian the Apostate. By the end of Constantine’s reign, there were an estimated twenty-four million Christians living in the Roman Empire. These numbersContinue Reading