Julian's Gods

<p>Julian's brief reign (360-363 AD) had a profound impact on his contemporaries as he worked fervently for a pagan restoration in the Roman Empire which was rapidly becoming Christian.<br><em>Julian's Gods</em> focuses on the cultural mentality of `the last pagan Emperor' by examining a wide variety of his own writings. The surviving speeches and treatises satires and letters offer a rare insight into the personal attitudes and motivations of a remarkable Emperor. They show Julian as a highly educated man an avid student of Greek philosophy and a talented author in his own right.<br> This elegant and closely-argued study will deepen understanding not only of Julian but of the context of fourth century Neoplatonism.</p>