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Julian the Apostate
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Julian (emperor).
Julian (Latin: Flavius Claudius Julianus; Ancient Greek: ἸουλιανόςIoulianos; 331 – 26 June 363) was Caesar of Western Rome from 355 to 360 and Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek. His rejection of Christianity, public conversion to paganism, and promotion of NeoplatonicHellenism caused him to be remembered as Julian the Apostate in the Christian tradition.