{"product_id":"two-orations-of-emperor-julian-to-sovereign-sun-to-mother-of-gods","title":"TWO ORATIONS OF EMPEROR JULIAN: To Sovereign Sun, To Mother of Gods","description":"Used good condition. This printing is a limited 500 copies\n\\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" data-expanded=\"false\"\u003e\n\\n\n\\n\"This translation of two works on pagan theology with a Platonic theme by the Roman Emperor Julian is extremely rare. It was originally published in 1793, and reprinted in 1932 in an edition of 500 copies.\n\\n\n\\nThe short-lived Emperor Julian (331-363 CE) suceeded Constantius in 361 CE. He shocked the empire by renouncing Christianity, which earned him the title 'the Apostate' by Church historians. He issued an edict of religious freedom, rebuilt the Pagan temples, ended banishment of religious exiles, and eliminated special privileges for Christian officials. He founded the Neo-platonic school of philosophy. Julian spurned the decadant Byzantine palace; he dressed simply, studied philosophy, promulgated tax reform, and fostered study of the humanities and arts. However, his reign lasted only twenty months; he died in June of 363 in battle with the Persians, possibly at the hand of a Christian.\n\\n\n\\nThis book is as notable for its author as for its translator. Thomas Taylor (1758-1835) was a prolific classicist and one of the first modern neo-Platonists. Although he was deprecated while alive, he had a huge influence on H.P. Blatavsky and other theosophists.\" \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e(Quote from sacred-texts.com)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\\n\n\\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTable of Contents:\u003c\/span\u003e\n\\n\n\\nPublisher's Preface; Introduction; To Apollo And The Sun ; The Emperor Julian's Oration To The Sovereign Sun; The Emperor Julian's Oration To The Mother Of The Gods; To The Ancient Platonic Philosophers; Endnotes\n\\n\n\\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\n\\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Omni Christian Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52747684282731,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/0199\/0763\/files\/Book-Orations-Jul-1.jpg?v=1768018527","url":"https:\/\/omnicbc.com\/products\/two-orations-of-emperor-julian-to-sovereign-sun-to-mother-of-gods","provider":"Omni Christian Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}