Emperor Julian Quotations (translated by J. Swist)

Quotations from the writings of the Roman emperor Julian (r. 361-363 CE). Account run, and quotes translated, by Dr. Jeremy Swist (@MetalClassicist).

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Emperor Julian Valentines for some hot & heavy Hellenism.

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Emperor Julian Valentines for some hot & heavy Hellenism.

[Kassandra 🔆 @MithrasSoldier]

Why should I care about discount Asklepios?

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The fiction of the Galileans has nothing divine about it. It takes advantage of the fantasy-loving, childish, and irrational part of people’s minds, and seduces them into believing that fairy tales are real.

(Against the Galileans 39B)

[Aneirin Pendragon 🏺 | The Ancient Geeko-Roman @theancientgeeko]

I’m ngl the conflation of “sacred” or “religious” with “Christian” or “Christianity” is really tiring

Things can be sacred outside of Christianity, & there are plenty of people & things that are religious & not Christian

Just say Christian if that’s all you’re talking about

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Shall I now explain to you how Helios provided for the health and salvation of the human race by begetting Asclepius to be the savior of the whole world?

(Hymn to King Helios 153B)

[Doctor Sea Monster @DrSeaMonster]

Everything is Emperor Constantine's fault.

Literally everything.

[HaikuHistory @haiku_history]

War is averted
Public enemy to heir
Enters capital

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To the Uneducated Cynics 202c

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When Diogenes farted or took a crap or other such things in the middle of downtown, as we’re told, it was a dig at folks’ delusions. What they did was far worse than what he did. What he did was in accordance with nature. What they did wasn’t natural at all but totally perverse.

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Had your founder been one of the Galileans, who violated their own Law, paid just penalties for it, chosen to live lawlessly & introduced newfangled preachings & teachings, even then it would have been illogical for you to recall Athanasius from exile.

To the Alexandrians 432D

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Had your founder been one of the Galileans, who violated their own Law, paid just penalties for it, chosen to live lawlessly & introduced newfangled preachings & teachings, even then it would have been illogical for you to recall Athanasius from exile.

To the Alexandrians 432D

[Flora 🏺 @flaroh]

Julian the Apostate portrait commission for @MetalClassicist! 🌿🦉📜

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And since Helios fills our lives entire with orderliness, He brought about the birth of Asclepius in the world, although He had him by his side before its creation.

Hymn to King Helios 144B

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Since the god is letting us make merry (it's the Saturnalia after all), but I'm no good at jokes or amusement, it's worth putting some thought into saying something that won't get laughed at.

The Caesars 306a

[Åjoohoo @ajoohoo]

It's true. 🌞 @byzplease

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@stupidperson722 @TheAnything_Bot For heaven's sake, why are people so ungrateful to me?

Misopogon 370C

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Against the Galileans 89A-93D

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The God [of the Bible] denied humanity a taste of wisdom, than which nothing is more valuable to humankind. Every idiot knows it's the special property of wisdom to tell good from bad. It was the Serpent, therefore, who became not the ruiner of the human race, but its benefactor.

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Bad musicians tend to enjoy playing their own music even when the audience hates it.

Misopogon 338a