Julian the Apostate by Gaetano Negri

Today’s free book is Gaetano Negri’s two volume account of the life of Emperor Julian (331 – 26th June 363). He was known as “Julian the Apostate” because he was the last non-Christian ruler of the Roman Empire who attempted (unsuccessfully) to re-introduce paganism. This public domain title was digitised from the the set held in Spurgeon’s College library.

Gaetano Negri [1838-1902], Julian the Apostate, translated from the 2nd Italian Edition by the Duchess Litta-Visconti-Arese, 2 Vols. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1905. Hbk. pp.636. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

• Introduction by Professor Villari
• Preface
• The Bust of Acerenza
• Introduction
• The Life of Julian
• The Discord Among the Christians
• Neo-Platonism
• Julian’s Attitude
• Julian’s Action Against Christianity
• Julian’s Disillusion
• The Sovereign and the Man
• Conclusion
• Index

Main image: Frontispiece – statue of Emperor Julian