Chapter 5: The Apostate

Libanius

. Libanius was a famous teacher of rhetoric who guided Julian in his study of Greek literature and philosophy

Why did Julian declare that no Christian could teach literature?

A literary education was required for all government officials If he eliminated all Christians from education then he guaranteed that all Roman officials had received thoroughly Roman education

Goths -

Goths were Germanic tribes who served as Roman allies with privileges of Roman citizenship foederati since the days of Constantine

Jovian

Jovian named emperor after the death of Julian was a Christian and from his appointment on , Christian emperors would rule the empire Jovian attempted to remove religion from the center of Roman politics but failed .

How did Julian update the old Roman religion in order to compete with the unitying power of the Christian church

Julian updated the Roman religion by reorganizing the Roman Priesthood so it looked much like the hierarchy of the Christian Church. He stole other Christian rituals, like singing and sermons and added them to Roman rituals. Most importantly he welcomed home all Christian churchmen banished by the Nicene Arian debate which meant chaos for the Christians stability for the church.

Foederati

The foederati were Roman allies with many of the rights of Romanes citizens