The Emperor Julian: Paganism and Christianity is a scholarly study of the life, reign, and religious beliefs of Julian the Apostate, the last pagan emperor of Rome (r.361-363 CE). Drawing on a wide range of historical, philosophical, and literary sources, Rendall reconstructs Julian's ideological worldview and its impact on the religious and political landscape of his time. The book also offers a chronology, a genealogical chart, and a bibliography...