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Neoliberal Feudalism's avatar

Nice post, thank you. But note that Constantius II was Julian's cousin who *murdered* Julian's father as well his some of his brothers and a bunch of his other relatives. He kept Julian and his half-brother Gallus alive because they were too young and the time and not considered a threat. Julian lived his life under a cloud of wondering whether Constantius II would eventually execute him too, and he did eventually execute Gallus. Constantius II and Julian had just begun a civil war when Constantius II suddenly died....

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Hugh Hunter's avatar

Thank you, correction gratefully received! Readers interested in Julian should certainly check out your reconstruction of his struggle: https://neofeudalreview.substack.com/p/julian-the-apostate-a-doomed-struggle?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

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