Julian the Apostate - Late Roman Empire

Constantine the Great is now dead and Rome is taken over by his 3 sons. A series of events lead to the rise to power of one of the most intriguing figures of late antiquity.

⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
0:55 - The Three brothers
2:19 - Constans and Constantius
3:15 - Magnentius
4:53 - Ruling alone
6:11 - Julian Caesar
7:44 - The Gallic Campaign
9:00 - Argentoratum
10:31 - Rise to Augustus
12:50 - Reforms and Policies
15:36 - Julian in the East
16:32 - The Persian Campaign
18:05 - Conclusion

🎵 Music

📚 Main sources
- Hugh Elton, The Roman Empire of Late Antiquity; 2016
- Mondéran Yves, L’Empire romain tardif 235-395 ap. J.-C. 2e édition mise à jour: ellipses; 2016
- Morisson Cécile, Le Monde Byzantin I - L'empire rome d'Orient (330-641): puf; 2012
- Duncann H. Rome Antique L’épopée d’un grand empire: Parragon; 2008
- Becheau F. Histoire des conciles : Christ, Source de vie; 2004
- Rémy B, Oshimizu Y. Dioclétien : L'Empire Restauré. Malakoff: Armand Colin; 2016
- Maraval Pierre, Les Fils de Constantin : CNRS Editions; 2013
- Jerphagnon Lucien, Julien dit l'Apostat : Seuil; 1986
- Lançon B. Théodose: Perrin; 2014

🌐 Internet sources
- Wikipedia fr eng, 2021

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[GHST]

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages."

[DamianoAnger]

I think Constantius II is pretty underrated : he run the empire between some usurpers and his brothers, he managed battles against barbarian and the sassanid (not always well) and he avoid a new civil war confirming Julian his successor near his dead

[AntonioBrandao]

No one I ever wished had more success.

[tiberiuscave]

I like the fact you use coin portraits in your maps. Good video pal! Just one thing: the statue you used in this video's preview does not depict Julianus, but rather a priest of Serapis from Hadrian's time. There are no surely identified sculptures of Julianus - our monetary portraits are our best bet.

[anthonydefex]

Knowing after the fact, Julian should have given Jovian command of the East to defend against the Persians, not to invade, while he should have protected the West. I noticed too that being Christian didn't stop the Constantine brothers from killing each other off. Gods And Legions: A Novel of the Roman Empire by Michael Curtis Ford, featured Julian. I thought it was good.

[verysmartultrahuman]

0:30 oh oh, the Ghassanids appeared in the 6th century. At the time it was the Tanukhids who were the vassals of the Romans and their settlements were between Aleppo and Damascus. otherwise great video.

[llgj]

Loving all your videos on the late antiquity. I'm actually reading Ammianus Marcellinus and Procopius right now and these act as a great to those books. There is so much going on at this time and you have already clocked through over 200 years. Any chance you are going to take a breather and deep dive more into the fall of the Roman Empire before you start veering more in to the Byzantine Empire? Would love to see some videos on that period before you do. Thanks for amazing work!

[Railnof]

Toujours une aussi bonne qualité, c'est formidable

[saguntum-iberian-greekkons]

Before dying, Emperor Julian allegedly said “You have won, the Galilean”

[marcoslce]

Well done, good pace and good explanations. Keep it up !

[InAeternumRomaMater]

Julian failed to realise that Christianity helped to centralise the Empire and to spread Romanitas to the people of the countryside. Even the Constantinian dynasty he was part of, was originally descendants of the Thracian tribe of Moesi, but he was a Roman with Greek habits thanks to the spread of Christianity to his family.

[AA-bntf]

Really wish Julian could have lived to fully enact his ideas.

[AGPArchivist]

Julian did persecute Christians though, among those martyred by him are Bishop Basil of Ancyra, Bishop Donatus of Arezzo, the hermit Hilarinus, the magistrate Gordian, the general Artemius, Emilianus, Domitius, the senator Elpidius, Marcellus, Eustochius, and many others in Palestine, Alexandria, and Arethusa.

[Son_of_zeus]

Hail the old gods, and may Julian smile from the fields of Elysium on those who still walk the old path

[SkyProTeK]

Tu es trop fort ! J'espère sincèrement que tu trouveras le public que ton travail mérite

[Killerqueen]

Julian be like: “Time to fight a battle without a chest plate!”

[felipecibotti]

Great Video! This chanel is so underrated. Are you going to follow this series on the Classical Roman empire with the medieval one?

[rabbani]

Julian was more competent than Theodosius who relied on barbarian generals and fractured imperial territorial integrity but is condemned in history. When fanaticism overtakes capability, Rome deserved to fall.

[maxopaladinos]

Saint Mercurius, the Apostates Slayer, pray for us and our salvation, now and forever, amin!

[abdulhakimsaid]

Viminacium, danas, Kostolac, Srbija;pozdrav ❤