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331–363
Flavius Claudius Julianus (c. 331 – 26 June 363) was a Hellenistic philosopher, military leader, Roman emperor, and satirist, often referred to as Julian the Apostate because of his rejection of formal Christian doctrines, and opposition to their spread, and sometimes as Julian II, to distinguish him from Didius Julianus. Sometimes now referred to as Julian the Philosopher, he was the last pagan Augustus of the Roman Empire.
Military leaders Philosophers Satirists Also known as: Julian, Julian II, Julian the Apostate, Flavius Claudius Julianus
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Zeal to do all that is in one's power is, in truth, a proof of piety.
Nature loves to hide her secrets, and she does not suffer the hidden truth about the essential nature of the gods to be flung in naked words to the ears of the profane...
By purple death I'm seized and fate supreme.
Of all things nothing exists that is not by its substance the offspring of ocean.
No wild beasts are such enemies to mankind as are most of the Christians in their deadly hatred of one another.
One out of the one Intelligible world; he is stationed in the middle of the Intelligible Powers, according to the strictest sense.
Whither are we fleeing, my most valiant men?
Can anyone be proved innocent, if it be enough to have accused him?
The end and aim of the Cynic philosophy, as indeed of every philosophy, is happiness, but happiness that consists in living according to nature, and not according to the opinions of the multitude.
For this reason I believe that the light of the Sun bears the same relation to things visible as Truth does to things intelligible.
Never indeed will there be or appear an orator so gifted that he could describe such surpassing beauty as shines forth on the countenance of the gods.
The Caesars (361)
Let every man choose his own guardian and guide.
The Caesars (361)
I pray the Sovereign Sun himself to grant me ability to explain the nature of the station that he holds amongst those in whose middle he is placed!
Having the fewest possible needs, and doing good to the greatest possible number.
The Caesars (361)
It is the season of the Kronia, during which the god allows us to make merry.
The Caesars (361)
Is it not absurd when a human being tries to find happiness somewhere outside himself, and thinks that wealth and birth and the influence of friends...is of the utmost importance?
Know all ye mortals who have entered this contest,
The Caesars (361)
It is not Matter itself that is here meant, but the ultimate Cause of things incorporeal, which also existed before Matter.
Upon the Mother of the Gods (362)
Caesar, can there be anyone so dull and stupid as to take pains over jesting? I always thought that such pleasantries were a relaxation of the mind and a relief from pains and cares.
The Caesars (361)
With regard to which, though we are dull of sight, yet let us strive to clear away the mist from the eyes of the soul.
Upon the Mother of the Gods (362)
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