Monday, October 17, 2005
This Day in Ancient History
This is the birthdate in 331 AD of Emperor Julian the Apostate, who revived paganism in the late Empire and staged the last Christian persecution. Not a good Emperor. An extremely able general whose northern campaigns retook Cologne and secured Rome's German border for a half century, who rejected Christianity for rational reasons, who tried for religious tolerence, and who started to rebuild the temple in Jeruselem (until, it was believed then, God stopped him). You have to take the rough with the smooth with this guy.
He ruled for just two years and died of eagerness or hubris in 362 AD when he did not put on his armor and took a dart to the torso.
He ruled for just two years and died of eagerness or hubris in 362 AD when he did not put on his armor and took a dart to the torso.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:07 AM 
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Rationally, Christianity can be easily rejected. Irrationally, it is not. Too bad Julian died too soon.
Some reports have him being pilumed which is Roman for 'fragged'. The culprit was said to be a Christian zealot angry at the Emperor for his apostasy.
Rubic (or Andrew), tell me how Christianity is easily rejected rationally. If you're not Andrew, still tell me.
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