La Vie de l’empereur Julien
by Joseph Bidez
Paperback (Published)
(February 2012)
ISBN: 9782251326818
Price: $35.00
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Une biographie incontournable enfin reeditee
English summary: This book, which is the fruit of long years of research and reflection, presents through a succession of short chapters a sound historic overview of Julian’s amazing career as a man of letters and emperor.Most of the work spans the brief period of his life when Julian, then emperor, strove to restore Hellenism, reformed paganism by means of a theocracy, and fought against Christianity. J. Bidez’s contribution consists of demonstrating that the fight against Christianity was not the outcome of a plan made in advance and carried out in stages, but the result of a series of diverse events and reversals which occurred as the era unfolded. French description: Fruit de longues annees de recherche et de reflexion, cette synthese historique solide retrace l’etonnante carriere de Julien, homme de lettres et empereur, par une succession de chapitres courts. Le gros de l’ouvrage porte sur la breve periode de la vie de Julien ou ce dernier, devenu empereur, s’est applique a restaurer l’hellenisme, a reformer le paganisme par une theocratie et a lutter contre le christianisme. L’apport de J. Bidez est de montrer que le combat contre le christianisme n’est pas le fruit d’un plan etabli d’avance et realise par etapes mais la resultante d’une succession de mouvements et de revirements divers au gre des circonstances de l’epoque.
I. L'enfance et la jeunesse de JulienHereditesLes premieres anneesEusebe et MardoniusMacellumPratiques chretiennesLa fin de l'exilLe reveil de l'HellenismeChez les rheteursLes premiers appels des dieuxGallus CesarChez les disciples de JambliqueTheurgie chaldaique et mysteres nea-platoniciensL'apostasieAeceLa popularite de Julien en BithynieL'execution de GallusDans les temples d'IlionDelationsL'imperatrice EusebieAthenes
II. Julien CesarL'electionMariage et depart pour la GauleLes premieres armesMarcel disgracieLa victoire de StrasbourgNouvelles campagnesJulien a ParisLe rappel de SallusteOccupations litterairesL'ambassade de DecentiusLe pronunciamento de ParisNegociationsLa marche sur SirmiumMort de Constance
III. Julien l'EmpereurDe Naisse a ConstantinopleLe tribunal de ChalcedoineLa reforme de la courLe sanctuaire de MithraLes edits de toleranceLes municipalitesLe tresor, les postes publiques, la justice, l'armeeLa defense de la mythologie contre les CyniquesTheocratieEn Asie mineureA Antioche. Julien retrouve LibaniusL'incendie de Daphne. Le MisopogonPersecutionsEcrits divers. Polemique antichretienneLa reconstruction du temple de JerusalemRevirements ou plan preconcu ?Derniere expedition et mort de JulienHistoire et legendeConclusion
- By (author) Joseph Bidez
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