Julian is unexpectedly christened as junior co-emperor by his cousin Constantius II and dispatched to Gaul to halt a barbarian invasion and restore stability to the troubled province. Forced to adapt to the unfamiliar lifestyle of a Roman soldier, Julian proves himself eminently capable of performing the tasks before him.
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Cover Image: Statue of Emperor Julian, displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris
Opening Theme: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák
Closing Theme: "The Passage of Time" by Richard Beddow
