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Book Number
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000322416
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ISBN
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 9781032017471 (hardback)
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9781032017488 (paperback)
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9781003179818 (ebook)
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Main Entry
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Trovato, Stefano, 1973-. author
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Title
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Julian the Apostate in Byzantine culture / Stefano Trovato ; translated by Sergio Knipe.
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Title
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[Antieroe dai molti volti.English]
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Imprint
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
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Descr.
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xiii, 313 p. ; 24 cm.
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Series
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( Routledge research in Byzantine studies)
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Language
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eng ita
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Gen. note
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Translation of: Antieroe dai molti volti : Giuliano l’Apostata nel Medioevo bizantino.
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Bibliogr.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Foreword / by Augusto Guida -- Son of the devil and sophist of wickedness : the black legend -- A sulphurous and versatile emperor -- The reinvention of Julian by chroniclers, historians, and hagiographers -- The blood of the innocent : the victims of a sovereign who is "deceitful, capable of anything, and skilled in doing evil" -- The blood of innocents : "a great persecution against the Christians" -- Even the dead against Julian -- "Constantine, the son of a prostitute, recognized the true God and you abandon him?" Telescoping Julian and Constantine -- Julian in Byzantine liturgical books, a synthesis of the early medieval Byzantine hagiographical tradition -- Between old stories and new imaginative reconstructions : a glance before the decline of Byzantium -- Towards the end : a new beginning, the regret of beginnings -- The end : beyond Byzantium.
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Abstract
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"Julian, the last pagan emperor of the Roman empire, died in war in 363. In the Byzantine (that is, the Eastern Roman) empire, the figure of Julian aroused conflicting reactions: antipathy towards his apostasy but also admiration for his accomplishments, particularly as an author writing in Greek. Julian died young, and his attempt to reinstate paganism was a failure, but, paradoxically, his brief and unsuccessful policy resonated for centuries. This book analyses Julian from the perspectives of Byzantine Culture. The history of his posthumous fortune reveals differences in cultural perspectives and it is most intriguing with regard to the Eastern Roman empire which survived for almost a millennium after the fall of the Western empire. Byzantine culture viewed Julian in multiple ways, first as the legitimate emperor of the enduring Roman empire; second as the author of works written in Greek and handed down for generations in the language that scholars, the Church, and the state administration all continued to use; and third as an open enemy of Christianity. Julian the Apostate in Byzantine Culture will appeal to researchers and students alike in Byzantine perspectives on Julian, Greco-Roman Paganism, and the Later Roman Empire, as well as those interested in Byzantine Historiography"-- Provided by publisher.
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Per.Sub.
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Julian, Emperor of Rome, 331-363 -- In literature.
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Subject - Lib.Cong.
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Byzantine literature -- History and criticism.
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Byzantine Empire -- Civilization -- Roman influences.
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Add.Entry
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Knipe, Sergio, translator.
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Holdings
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Gennadius Library
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