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Julian, whose full name was Flavius Claudius Julianus, was born at Constantinople, probably in 331, into the family of the reigning emperor, Constantine I, [7] and was the first attested individual to be born in that city after its refounding. [8]
The name "Despotate of Epirus" is a modern historiographical name and was not used at the time. Some rulers used the version "despot of Romania" (Romania essentially referring to the territories of the Roman Empire, i.e. Byzantium) or "despot of the Romans" (claiming rulership over the Romans, i.e. the Byzantines/Greeks). Ottoman sultans
The name is based on the Roman name Julianus, which was derived from Julius. This was the name of the Roman emperor Julian (4th century). It was also borne by several early saints, including the legendary Saint Julian the Hospitaller. This name has been used in England since the Middle Ages, at which time it was also a feminine name (from ...
Succeeded to throne with Constantine III following the death of Heraclius. Sole emperor after the death of Constantine III, under the regency of Martina, but was forced to name Constans II co-emperor by the army, and was deposed by the Senate in September 641 (or early 642). Constans II "the Bearded" Constantinus, Κωνσταντῖνος
Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363; Julian, of the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots; Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints; Julian (given name), people with the given name Julian; Julian (surname), people with the surname Julian; Julian (singer), Russian pop singer
Upon becoming emperor, however, he added the Julian-affiliated cognomen Caesar to his full name. [ citation needed ] Nero ( Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ) was a great-great-grandson of Augustus and Livia through his mother, Agrippina the Younger .
Julian portrayed Christians as apostates from Judaism, which the Emperor considered to be a very old and established religion that should be fully accepted. After Julian's death in battle in 363, the essay was anathematized, and even the text was lost. Julian's arguments are only known second-hand, through texts written by Christian authors.
Julian's Persian expedition began in March 363 AD and was the final military campaign of the Roman emperor Julian. The Romans fought against the Sasanian Empire , ruled at the time by Shapur II . Aiming to capture the Sasanians' winter capital of Ctesiphon , Julian assembled a large army.