THE CAESARS:

DEFENSE AND POLITICAL ATTACK OF THE EMPEROR JULIAN (4TH CENTURY AD)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18223/hiscult.v11i1.3508

Abstract

Of all the rulers of the Roman Empire the Emperor Julian (361 – 363) was the one whose writings survived to the present day in greater abundance. Our intention in this paper is to examine one of his satires commonly known as The Caesars. We hypothesize that it was written by the Emperor Julian as a form of political defense, insofar as he promotes himself as the ideal Emperor through the figures of Alexander the Great (336 – 323 a.C.) and Marcus Aurelius (161 – 180). Concomitantly, our character carries out a political attack on the Constantinian dynasty in an attempt to legitimize his government.

Author Biography

Larissa Rodrigues Alves, UNESP - Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais - Campus de Franca

Mestranda em História pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da UNESP, sob a orientação da Prof.ª Dr.ª Margarida Maria de Carvalho. Bolsista FAPESP, processo número 2020/05378-5. 

Published

2022-08-03