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Flavius Claudius Iulianus a Római Birodalom császára volt másfél évig, 361 és 363 között. Ariánus keresztény oktatói voltak, de felhagyott Arius tanainak követésével, uralkodása alatt az ősi görög–római vallási hagyományokat ápolta és pártfogolta, utolsóként a római császárok között. Iamblikhosz tanai és a mindent magába foglaló filozófiai rendszer, az újplatonizmus felé fordult, de nem Platón munkáinak betű szerinti életre hívása volt a célja, hanem a dialógusok szólásszabadságán és a meggyőzésen alapuló szellemiségének valóságba ültetése. Ezért Iulianust az „Apostata” melléknévvel tartja számon a keresztény hagyomány.Korai halála megakadályozta abban a nagy kísérletében, hogy a birodalomban a kereszténységgel egyenrangú és azonos hatású maradjon a római vallási hagyomány, a görög vallás tisztelete és a legfontosabb misztériumvallások kultusza. Leginkább az újplatonikus napteológia kötötte le figyelmét, a görög napisten, Héliosz és a perzsa Mithrász felé fordult. Az utóbbi az ősi perzsa vallásból, a mazdaizmusból vette át központi motívumát, a dualisztikus szemléletet. Magát Iulianust is beavatták Mithrász misztériumaiba.

Iulianus azonban nemcsak filozófus volt, hanem nagyszerű hadvezér is, akit katonái rajongásig szerettek. Utolsó hadjáratán mélyen benyomult a Szászánida Birodalom területére, és itt érte a halál. Halálának oka egy súlyos sebesülés, melynek körülményei homályosak, vitatottak. Egyesek harc közbeni sérülést, mások keresztény merényletet sejtetnek. A keresztény legendárium isteni beavatkozásként értékeli a kereszténységet elhagyó császár halálát. Alig másfél éves uralkodása ellenére az egyik legfontosabb személye a késő ókori római történelemnek. Wikipedia  

✵ 331 – 26. június 363
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Flavius Iulianus római császár: Idézetek angolul

“The Phoenicians who from their sagacity and learning possess great insight into things divine, hold the doctrine that this universally diffused radiance is a part of the "Soul of the Stars." This opinion is consistent with sound reason: if we consider the light that is without body, we shall perceive that of such light the source cannot be a body, but rather the simple action of a mind, which spreads itself by means of illumination as far as its proper seat; to which the middle region of the heavens is contiguous, from which place it shines forth with all its vigour and fills the heavenly orbs, illuminating at the same time the whole universe with its divine and pure radiance.”

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Julian (emperor)

Upon the Sovereign Sun (362)

“But let us now dismiss these poetical fictions; because with what is divine they have mingled much of human alloy; and let us now consider what the deity has declared concerning himself and the other gods.
The region surrounding the Earth has its existence in virtue of birth. From whom then does it receive its eternity and imperishability, if not from him who holds all things together within defined limits, for it is impossible that the nature of bodies (material) should be without a limit, inasmuch as they cannot dispense with a Final Cause, nor exist through themselves.”

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Upon the Sovereign Sun (362)

“I am not indeed ignorant that certain over-wise people will call these legends "old wives' fables," and not worth listening to; but I think, for my part, that in such matters it is better to believe the testimony of nations than of those witty individuals, whose little soul is acute indeed, but has a clear insight into no one thing.”

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Upon The Mother Of The Gods (c. 362-363)

“As a general rule, all that has been hitherto advanced respecting the nature of this deity, must be understood to refer to his properties: for the nature of the god is not one thing, and his influence another: and truly, besides these two, his energy a third thing: seeing that all things which he wills, these he is, he can, and he works. For neither doth he will that which he is not; nor is he without strength to do that which he wills; nor doth he will that which he cannot effect.”

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Now this is very different in the case of men, for theirs is a double nature mixed up in one, that of soul and body; the former divine, the latter full of darkness and obscurity: hence naturally arise warfare and discord between the two.
Upon the Sovereign Sun (362)

“Let us not admit discourses by Epicureans or Pyrrhonists – though indeed the gods have already in their wisdom destroyed their works, so that most of their books are no longer available. Nevertheless, there is no reason why I should not, by way of example, mention these works too, to show what sort of discourses priests must especially avoid; and if such discourses, then much more must they avoid such thoughts.”

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Fragmentum Epistulae 288a-305d
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“But let us now dismiss these poetical fictions; because with what is divine they have mingled much of human alloy; and let us now consider what the deity has declared concerning himself and the other gods.
The region surrounding the Earth has its existence in virtue of birth.”

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Julian (emperor)

From whom then does it receive its eternity and imperishability, if not from him who holds all things together within defined limits, for it is impossible that the nature of bodies (material) should be without a limit, inasmuch as they cannot dispense with a Final Cause, nor exist through themselves.
Upon the Sovereign Sun (362)

“The Phoenicians who from their sagacity and learning possess great insight into things divine, hold the doctrine that this universally diffused radiance is a part of the "Soul of the Stars."”

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Julian (emperor)

This opinion is consistent with sound reason: if we consider the light that is without body, we shall perceive that of such light the source cannot be a body, but rather the simple action of a mind, which spreads itself by means of illumination as far as its proper seat; to which the middle region of the heavens is contiguous, from which place it shines forth with all its vigour and fills the heavenly orbs, illuminating at the same time the whole universe with its divine and pure radiance.
Upon the Sovereign Sun (362)