Episode 5 · 17:46 · 15.8 MB

Julian

r. 361–363

0:00−17:46

A shy, awkward, Pagan philosopher with no ambitions and no experience is appointed Caesar. How could such an unlikely 23 year old become the head of a Christian empire? Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at Julian, the last of Constantine's dynasty.

Additional commentary

Short asides recorded alongside this lecture. Not in the RSS feed.

The crowning of Julian 0:37
Paganism 0:43
The Excommunication of Paul the Stammerer 0:38
Julian the Author 0:29
King Shapour is Crowned 0:21
Who killed Julian? 0:28
Jovian: Julian's Successor 0:26

Written and read by Lars Brownworth, author of Lost to the West.