'Like Green Herb': Julian's Understanding of Purity and His Attitude Towards Judaism in His Contra Galiaeos
My paper will analyse the role played by Judaism and its purity legislation in the charges levelled against Christians in Julian
The fate of the Magister Equitum Marcellus
Ammianus provides a detailed account of the activities of Julian Caesar in Gaul in A.D. 357 as well as of the activity of a second force of troops which had been dispatched from the imperial court to Gaul under the command of the magister peditum Barbatio.
Jesus the Healer in the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and Early Christianity
Jesus-like healing powers have been attributed to—or claimed by—charismatic Christians down to the present day. Thus, for better or for worse, Jesus’ ‘healing’ is fundamental to Christianity.
Julian's strategy in AD 361
Both Roman generals and modern historians have tended to find Julian’s moves in the civil war of AD 361 hazardous as well as difficult to understand. This is especially true of his long, ultra-rapid and semi-clandestine journey down the Danube, which was carried out by a dangerously small corps (under the command of the Usurper himself !) and ended with a very brief visit to Sirmium.