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Julian

emperor pagan proclaimed

Roman emperor (361–3), the son of a half-brother of Constantine the Great. Appointed deputy emperor in the West by his cousin, Constantius II (355), he served with great distinction on the Rhine, and was proclaimed emperor by his adoring troops in 360. As emperor, he publicly proclaimed himself a pagan (hence his nickname) and initiated a vigorous policy of reviving the old pagan cults, though without persecuting Christians. He was killed in battle against the Sassanid Persians.

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