Good bio of the Emperor Julian

This biography by Benoist-Mechin is one of the best references regarding the famous character of the Emperor Julian. People who ignited free spirits until today. The man who wanted the restorer of paganism and the Greek spirit has had a checkered life full of dangers and despite its brevity. His murdered family, constantly monitored by the Christian Emperor Constantius, the assassin of his family, he was a scholar, a lover of Greek philosophy and a nostalgic melancholy of the Hellenic spirit of the times most remote Antiques. His anti-Christianity is due to all these reasons.

Unfortunately, Julien did not see that he wanted to restore the cycle could not come back, times were changing, Christianity was no longer there to disappear from Europe because of the intolerance of the religion and its irresistible rise power. Paganism after his death in 363 was going to be persecuted more than ever, but not disappear completely, always present in the mind of Europeans scheme which will result in Pagan celebrations of recovery and some Pagan rituals by Christianity but that is another story. ..

Julien, alias Heliodromos (the messenger of the Sun), was also a writer. His Misopogon and its Counter The Galileans who is a True Speech Against Christians equivalent of Latin philosopher Celsus, worth reading to learn more about this emperor who reigned little time (almost two years) but whose name, despite the work of Christians who have dubbed Apostate, not only will never disappear but continue to fascinate neo-Pagans today that the spirits who call themselves free and tolerant.