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The Pax Romana PodcastJulian and the Pagan Counter-Revolution - The Pax Romana Podcast 93In AD 361, Flavius Claudius Julianus--Julian "The Apostate"--entered Constantinople as the unexpected sole Augustus of the Roman world. Here was a thirty-year-old philosopher-king who had spent the previous decade dissimulating Christianity while privately offering midnight sacrifices to pagan gods.He had roughly twenty months left to live. In that brief span he attempted nothing less than the systematic reversal of forty years of Constantinian religious policy. Was Julian genuinely committed to a pluralistic empire in which paganism would simply be allowed to reassert itself, or was his proclaimed “toleration” from the very beginning a calculated strategy of cultural and inst...
2025-11-2119 min
New Books in Italian StudiesPhilip Freeman, "Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor" (Yale UP, 2023)Today I talked to Philip Freeman about his new book Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor (Yale UP, 2023).Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods who had led his ancestors to build their vast empire.As emperor, Julian set about reforming the administration, conquering new territories, and reviving ancient reli...
2024-09-1639 min
New Books in Christian StudiesPhilip Freeman, "Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor" (Yale UP, 2023)Today I talked to Philip Freeman about his new book Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor (Yale UP, 2023).Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods who had led his ancestors to build their vast empire.As emperor, Julian set about reforming the administration, conquering new territories, and reviving ancient reli...
2024-09-1641 min
New Books in Ancient HistoryPhilip Freeman, "Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor" (Yale UP, 2023)Today I talked to Philip Freeman about his new book Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor (Yale UP, 2023).Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods who had led his ancestors to build their vast empire.As emperor, Julian set about reforming the administration, conquering new territories, and reviving ancient reli...
2024-09-1639 min
New Books in Biography & MemoirPhilip Freeman, "Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor" (Yale UP, 2023)Today I talked to Philip Freeman about his new book Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor (Yale UP, 2023).Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods who had led his ancestors to build their vast empire.As emperor, Julian set about reforming the administration, conquering new territories, and reviving ancient reli...
2024-09-1641 min
New Books in Late AntiquityPhilip Freeman, "Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor" (Yale UP, 2023)Today I talked to Philip Freeman about his new book Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor (Yale UP, 2023).Flavius Claudius Julianus, or Julian the Apostate, ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363, but during that time he turned the world upside down. Although a nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods who had led his ancestors to build their vast empire.As emperor, Julian set about reforming the administration, conquering new territories, and reviving ancient reli...
2024-09-1639 min
Classical Wisdom SpeaksWho Was Julian? Rome’s Last Pagan EmperorFlavius Claudius Julianus turned the world upside down. Also known as Julian the Apostate as well as Julian the Philosopher, he ruled Rome as sole emperor for just a year and a half, from 361 to 363. Nonetheless, his impact was substantial. Despite the fact that he was the nephew of Constantine the Great, the first Christian emperor of Rome, Julian fought to return Rome to the old gods who had led his ancestors to build their vast empire. As emperor, Julian set about reforming the administration, conquering new territories, and reviving ancient religions. He was scorned in...
2024-06-2653 min
Flavius Claudius JulianusMoses of Crete, The Jewish Messiah of the fifth CenturyMoses of Crete was hailed as the new Moses by many Jews of the fifth Century but instead led his followers to disaster on the island of Crete. He had promised to part the Mediterranean Sea - just like the original Moses had allegedly parted the Red Sea - and lead his people back to Israel. On the day however, the miracle never manifested itself and the followers who obeyed his command to jump off a cliff were either drowned or dashed to pieces on the rocks below the cliff. These events happened during the reign of the (Eastern...
2024-06-0116 min
New Full Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureJulian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor by Philip FreemanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757767 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Julian: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor Series: Part of Ancient Lives Author: Philip Freeman Narrator: Jonathan Johns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'When we think of ancient Rome, it's impossible not to think of Christianity, one of its most notable exports—but what if it hadn't been? This is the question provoked by classicist Philip Freeman in Julian, an appealing new entry in Yale's Ancient Lives series, which tells the story of the old faith's last imperial torchbearer.'—Anna Heywa...
2024-04-3030 min
testigos del crepusculoTestigos del Crepúsculo. Ritual nro 459 (03-04-2024) Juliano El Apóstata parte 6/Bestial Mouth/Nick CaveSean muy bienvenidas y bienvenidos, almas y corazones abominables que habitan incansablemente este espacio radial blasfemo, maldecido en 1995 como Testigos del Crepúsculo. En este Ritual nro 459 continuamos con la vida y legado del último emperador romano que intento reestablecer el culto a los dioses paganos, el filósofo Claudius Flavius Julianus, maldecido como El Apóstata por sus rivales galileos. Las cinco partes anteriores las encuentran en los rituales 57, 81, 328, 360, 376, 408, respectivamente.
"Desde la Decadente Europa" nuestro druida Alberto Monreal nos ofreció tres temas diferentes como una reseña del reciente concierto de Patriarchy en Madrid, el recuerdo para un nuevo aniver...
2024-04-042h 07
Geschiedenis voor herbeginners93. De Romeinen - deel 8: Hoe viel het doek over het Romeinse rijk?waarin we, mijmerend bij oude ruïnes, zien hoe de antieke wereld grondig door elkaar wordt geschud en ons afvragen waarom het Romeinse imperium verdween.WIJ ZIJN: Jonas Goossenaerts (inhoud en vertelstem), Filip Vekemans (montage), Benjamin Goyvaerts (inhoud) en Laurent Poschet (inhoud).MET BIJDRAGEN VAN: Prof. dr. Jeroen Wijnendaele (expert Romeinse politieke geschiedenis), Prof. dr. em. Hans Hauben (specialist oudheidkunde, Hellenistische en Romeinse geschiedenis), Prof. dr. Sofie Remijsen (specialiste oudheidkunde, Romeinse en Hellenistische geschiedenis), dr. Valérie Weyns (specialiste Hellenistische geschiedenis), Jona Lendering (historicus, journalist, blogger), Laurens Luyten (stem Edward Gibbon en Romeinse auteurs)....
2024-03-2458 min
Geschiedenis voor herbeginners91. De Romeinen - deel 6 (2/2): Hoe grenzeloos was de macht van de Romeinse keizer?waarin we in het Romeinse wereldrijk verder zoeken naar de invulling van het goddelijke keizerschap, en ons afvragen wat we met de bekende keizersbiografieën moeten aanvangen.WIJ ZIJN: Jonas Goossenaerts (inhoud en vertelstem), Filip Vekemans (montage), Benjamin Goyvaerts (inhoud) en Laurent Poschet (inhoud). Met BIJDRAGEN van: Aster Nzeyimana (presentator Rota Fortunae), Lucas Vanclooster (Augustus, res gestae), Laurens Luyten (Tacitus)Wil je ons een FOOI geven? http://fooienpod.com/geschiedenisvoorherbeginners Al schenkt u tien cent of tien euro, het duurt tien seconden met een handige QR-code.MEER WETEN? Onze geraadpleegde en geciteerde bronnen:
2024-02-1130 min
Geschiedenis voor herbeginners90. De Romeinen - deel 6 (1/2): Hoe grenzeloos was de macht van de Romeinse keizer?waarin we op zoek gaan naar het ware gelaat van de Romeinse keizers en ons afvragen wat de taakomschrijving van het goddelijke keizerschap precies inhield.WIJ ZIJN nog altijd: Jonas Goossenaerts (inhoud en vertelstem), Filip Vekemans (montage), Benjamin Goyvaerts (inhoud) en Laurent Poschet (inhoud).Met BIJDRAGEN van: Prof. em. Hans Hauben (specialist Hellenistische en Romeinse geschiedenis), Aster Nzeyimana (presentator Rota Fortunae), Lucas Vanclooster (Augustus, res gestae), Laurens Luyten (Tacitus) Wil je ons een FOOI geven? http://fooienpod.com/geschiedenisvoorherbeginners Al schenkt u tien cent of tien euro, het duurt tien seconden met een handige QR-code.
2024-02-0742 min
Flavius Claudius JulianusEarly Christian Councils and slaverySlavery - one of the prime examples of man’s inhumanity to man and something that was obviously practised widely during the period of early Christianity. But what did the early Church have to say about it? Well in this video we’ll take a look at where and how the various Councils and synods organised by the Church during the fourth and fifth centuries and beyond mention the practice of keeping slaves and slavery in general. Many of the most important decisions regarding the future direction of Christianity were taken in these various synods and this was especially so i...
2023-06-2628 min
Flavius Claudius JulianusSlavery and the early Church fathersThe regulation of slavery in the Old Testament and the implicit acceptance of the practice in the New Testament is arguably the most contentious issue in the Bible.
You would think Jesus, supposedly God incarnate and who grew up studying the Jewish scriptures, would condemn the practice of slavery outright and in very clear and unmistakable terms considering its pervasive nature in not just Greco-Roman but Jewish society of that time. But in fact, Jesus never condemns slavery at all. However, the acceptance of the practice - both implicit and explicit - can be found not just...
2023-06-0232 min
testigos del crepusculoTestigos del Crepúsculo. Ritual Nro 427 (03-05-23) Celeste/Juliano El Apóstata parte 7/Darkmad/MoonspellEste es el Ritual nro 427 de Testigos del Crepúsculo. Sean muy bienvenidos/as estimados/as habitantes de este engendro contracultural, abominable y perturbador. Hemos viajado nuevamente hacia un momento del pasado que pudo haber cambiado la historia para retomar el relato de la vida del último Emperador que restauró el paganismo en el Imperio Romano como Claudius Flavius Julianus. Pueden seguir o repasar esta fascinante historia en los rituales Nro 57, 81, 328, 360, 376 y 408.
"Desde la decadente Europa" nuestro druida maldito Alberto Monreal nos conto los pormenores y detalles de la reciente edición del gran festival de la contracultura oscura en Espa...
2023-05-042h 53
Perspectives in HistoryJulian the Apostate Part 4: Clash of CivilizationsEmperor Julian marches east to make war against Rome's traditional rivals- the Persians. When he meets an untimely fate on a Mesopotamian battlefield, with him dies the final hope of Rome's remaining pagans.
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Bowersock, G.W. Julian the Apostate. Harvard University Press, 1997.
Gibbon, Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. 1-3, Everyman, 1993.
2023-04-0129 min
Flavius Claudius JulianusCelsus on the 'resurrection'Celsus criticizes the Bible resurrection stories as well as the crucifixion accounts. Celsus, a second Century pagan philosopher was a strong opponent of Christianity and wrote a powerful critique of the new religion called Logos Alethes or 'The True Word' which was later banned by Christian Emperors. In his book, Celsus commented on all aspects of Christianity. This video looks at what he wrote of the crucifixion and resurrection narratives.
2023-03-2737 minPerspectives in HistoryJulian the Apostate Part 3: Pagan RevivalDeclared as Emperor by his soldiers, Julian prepares to go to war against his cousin, Constantius II. When events leave Julian as the sole ruler of Rome, he begins the Herculean task of reinstating paganism as the religion of the empire.
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2023-03-1838 minPerspectives in HistoryJulian the Apostate Part 2: Caesar in GaulJulian 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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2023-03-0427 minFlavius Claudius JulianusPaganism in 12th Century EuropePaganism in twelfth-century Europe. Not all of Europe was Christian in the twelfth century. The Baltic area populated by the Wendish people, the Pomeranians, Prussians, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Lapps and Finns and other communities still had its own distinct religions, beliefs and culture. It was only after the Northern Crusades to eliminate paganism and force Christianity on these people were successful that Europe became entirely Christian during the 14th and 15th centuries. This video discusses the situation prior to, leading up to, during and after the Baltic crusades (alternatively called the Northern Crusades).
2023-02-2248 minPerspectives in HistoryJulian the Apostate Part 1: Heirs of ConstantineWhen Emperor Constantius II has his relatives massacred to secure power, only his young cousins Julian and Gallus are spared. When the two brothers are finally released from captivity, they soon discover that the Emperor has made their freedom conditional.
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2023-02-1836 minFlavius Claudius JulianusPersecution of Catholics by the Vandals. Part 1 Rise of the Arian Christian VandalsThe Vandal persecution of Catholics during the time of the Vandal Kingdom in North Africa. Part 1 charts their rise and migration from German lands to Africa during which time the Vandals converted to Arian Christianity. The Vandals would persecute Catholic Christians in both Spain and North Africa with the persecution being at its peak during King Geiseric's time followed by Huneric his son. The persecution only stopped when Gelimer the last Vandal King was defeated by a Byzantine army under Belisarius and the Vandal Kingdom annexed into the East Roman Empire.
2022-12-0444 min
Israels kurze 5000 JahreDie Spätantike – heftige Zeiten (22)Aufstieg des Monotheismus (4. bis 7. Jhdt.)
Die heftigen monotheistischen Kämpfe der Spätantike bringen massive Völkerwanderungen mit sich. Während die östliche Welt aufsteigt, erleben wir einen zivilisatorischen Niedergang in den westlichen Teilen der Welt – jene Zeit, die man in den kommenden Jahrhunderten das »finstere Mittelalter«, die »dunkle Zeit« oder Saeculum obscurum nennen wird. Rom verliert den Westen, erstarkt im Osten. und im Westen gewinnen die so genannten Barbaren, die nicht wirklich so barbarisch waren.
Vor allem anderen markiert die Spätantike die Vorherrschaft des Monotheismus. Die drei Weltreligionen, die nur einen einzigen Gott sehen wollen, wurden alle...
2022-11-1024 min
Flavius Claudius JulianusCosmas the 6th Century Monk on the Genesis storyCosmas the monk on Genesis. Cosmas Indicopleustes was a 6th Century Byzantine monk who wrote the book 'Christian Topography' in which he defends the concept of a flat Earth agains the pagan theories of a spherical Earth as well as talking about large chunks of the Genesis story from the Bible. Cosmas was well travelled having in his earlier years travelled as far as India and Sri Lanka. Cosmas attempts to explain the flaws in the Genesis story. Why for example was Eve created after Adam? Why God took six days to complete creation? Why didn't God kill Adam...
2022-09-3020 min
Flavius Claudius JulianusThe tree of ThorThe destruction of the tree of Thor and its associated grove, an important pagan centre for worship in Hesse, Germany by St. Boniface was arguably the start of the large-scale conversion of the Germans by either peaceful means or by force by Charles Martel, Charlemagne and others. Boniface was elevated to the status of 'apostle of Germany' for this act and others in destroying paganism in large areas of the country.
2022-09-1422 minFlavius Claudius JulianusChristian critics of Julian the Apostate - Socrates ScholasticusJulian the apostate, the last Roman Pagan Emperor had a short reign of less than two years but he made a big splash and is arguably the most well known Emperor of the late Roman period. But various Christian theologians, chroniclers and thinkers would be highly critical of him and his championing of paganism after his death. So this article is part of a series on what his critics wrote about him. And in this post I’m going to look at how the late 4th/early 5th century Christian historian Socrates Scholasticus saw the Emperor and discuss his cr...
2022-08-2021 min
Flavius Claudius JulianusWhy Jesus failed to stop the fall of Christian RomeSt. Augustine tries to explain in his most well known work 'The City of God against the pagans' why the fall of the city was no disaster. The book was written to refute pagan accusations that the abandonment of the Greco-Roman gods had led to the catastrophe. However surely Jesus should have been supporting the Roman Empire now that it worshipped him?
2022-07-0821 min
Flavius Claudius JulianusWhy did Jesus come only 2,000 years ago? Why not earlier? Why wait for the Roman Empire to appear?Why did Jesus come only 2,000 years ago? If Jesus was divine what did he appear so late in human history and miss the bulk of the human timeline. This video discusses the reasons early Christians like the theologian Paulus Orosius offered to try and explain the obvious weaknesses in a late arrival. Why a young earth means Christians only need to explain Jesus not appearing up to 5,000 years earlier. Why if the Roman Empire was a necessary for his arrival he took so long to engineer it into existence.
2022-01-2119 min