143- Julian the Pre-Apostate

The History of Rome

Mike Duncan

History, Education

4.8 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2011

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

After a childhood spent mostly in exile, Juian was elevated to the rank of Caesar in 355. His first assignment was to clear Gaul of Germanic invaders.

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1:03.0	Hello, and welcome to the history of Rome.
1:07.0	Episode 143, Julian the Priapostate.
1:13.0	After defeating Magnetius, dispensing with Gallus and putting down the recent revolt of Sylvanas, for the first time in a long time,
1:24.0	Constantius II was completely secure on the throne.
1:28.0	But with everything that had gone on the last few years, it must have felt like the most insecure security in the world,
1:34.0	like that at any moment some chunk of the empire could slip away and bring Constantius crashing down with it.
1:41.0	Opportunistic German tribes had taken advantage of the shaky Rhine defenses, leaving the west awash in barbarian invaders.
1:48.0	The Sarmations were a persistent source of trouble along the Danube, and it seemed like the Sassonage would come crashing back into Mesopotamia at any moment.
1:58.0	So while Constantius had to have been happy that he now was the sole and unchallenged ruler of the empire,
2:04.0	he also had to have been more than a little wary about what the future had in store for him.
2:11.0	With all of this weighing on his mind, the emperor finally decided in November of 355 to elevate the last male member of his family to the purple,
2:19.0	and hoped the young man would be able to help shore up that insecure security Constantius was wrestling with.
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