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Julian

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Jul·ian  (jlyn) Originally Flavius Claudius Julianus. Known as "Julian the Apostate." a.d. 331?-363.
Emperor of Rome (361-363) who attempted to restore the official dominance of paganism.
Julian1
n
(Biographies / Julian (331-363) M, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) known as Julian the Apostate; Latin name Flavius Claudius Julianus. 331-363 ad, Roman emperor (361-363), who attempted to revive paganism in the Roman empire while remaining tolerant to Christians and Jews
Julian2
adj
1. (Historical Terms) of or relating to Julius Caesar (100-44 bc), the Roman general, statesman, and historian
2. (Historical Terms) denoting or relating to the Julian calendar
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Noun1.Julian - Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
Flavius Claudius Julianus, Julian the Apostate
Adj.1.Julian - of or relating to or characteristic of Julius Caesar; "the Julian calendar"
Translations
Julian [ˈdʒuːlɪən] N → Juliano, Julián
Julian
n → Julian m
adj Julian calendar → julianischer Kalender


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On his arrival at Rome, the Senate, through fear, elected him emperor and killed Julian.
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The matron told us the stranger's name was Julian Gray.
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Thus, beginning with the fifteenth century, where our story finds us, Paris had already outgrown the three concentric circles of walls which, from the time of Julian the Apostate, existed, so to speak, in germ in the Grand-Châtelet and the Petit-Châtelet.
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