. Ancient history of the East;. Cojiyiigbt. l!i9U, L> T. V. Crbwell ,5c Ebgri-^l) , N. V. 361-363.] CONSTANTIUS. JULIAN. THEODOSIUS 171 away his troops, but they mutinied and proclaimed himAugustus. This was a declaration of war. A bold andrapid march had already brought Julian to the heart ofIllyricum, when Constantius died (361). Julian (361).—Julian, a conqueror without a combatabjured Christianity and received the surname of the Apos-tate. He publicly professed the ancient faith and reopenedthe temples. He strangely misunderstood the society whichhe was cal
. Ancient history of the East;. Cojiyiigbt. l!i9U, L> T. V. Crbwell ,5c Ebgri-^l) , N. V. 361-363.] CONSTANTIUS. JULIAN. THEODOSIUS 171 away his troops, but they mutinied and proclaimed himAugustus. This was a declaration of war. A bold andrapid march had already brought Julian to the heart ofIllyricum, when Constantius died (361). Julian (361).—Julian, a conqueror without a combatabjured Christianity and received the surname of the Apos-tate. He publicly professed the ancient faith and reopenedthe temples. He strangely misunderstood the society whichhe was called to rule by attempting to restore life to thedead. Had he lived longer, he would doubtless have cruellyexpiated this unintelligent return to the past. Neverthe-less he did not summon the aid of violence to effect thetriumph of reaction. He promulgated an edict of tolerationwhich permitted the sacrifices forbidden by Constantiusand recalled the exiled members of all religious parties •but he must be reproached for one astute order which for-bade Christians to teach bel
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