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Julian's mother died shortly after he was born, and he spent his childhood in Constantinople, forming a lasting attachment to the city. [10] Julian was probably raised with Greek as his first language, [9] and, being the nephew of Rome's first Christian emperor, he was brought up under the Christian faith. [10] Rome solidus minted c. 356.
Because the primary location of Helios in this scheme was the "middle" realm, Julian considered him to be a mediator and unifier not just of the three realms of being, but of all things. [48] Julian's theological conception of Helios has been described as "practically monotheistic", in contrast to earlier Neoplatonists like Iamblichus.
In AD 362, the emperor Julian wrote in his Hymn to King Helios that the Agon Solis was held in late December, between the end of the Saturnalia and the New Year. [54] Julian says it is dedicated to Helios and the "Invincible Sun". [55] Most scholars therefore date the festival to December 25 and associate it with the Natalis Solis Invicti. [56]
Julian Alexander Kitchener-Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford DL (born 17 August 1949), known professionally as Julian Fellowes, is an English actor, novelist, ...
Egil Eide as Julian in the 1903 Oslo premiere of Emperor and Galilean. Emperor and Galilean (in Norwegian: Kejser og Galilæer) is a play written by Henrik Ibsen. [1] Although it is one of the writer's lesser known plays, on several occasions Henrik Ibsen called Emperor and Galilean his major work.
The festival included games of horse-racing and chariot-racing, gymnastic contests for men and boys, as well as music contests, [4] [5] and a sacrifice. [6] The prize offered for the victors was a wreath of white poplar, [4] [2] a tree which was sacred to the god, due to the brilliance of its shining leaves. [7]
In ancient Arab mythology, Azizos or Aziz (Palmyrene: 𐡰𐡦𐡩𐡦 ʿzyz) is the Palmyran Arab [1] god of the morning star.He is portrayed as riding a camel with his twin brother Arsu, although one source says that "Azizos is depicted as a horseman, whereas Arşu is a cameleer."
The Julio-Claudian dynasty was the first dynasty of Roman emperors.All emperors of that dynasty descended from Julii Caesares and/or from Claudii.Marriages between descendants of Sextus Julius Caesar and Claudii had occurred from the late stages of the Roman Republic, but the intertwined Julio-Claudian family tree resulted mostly from adoptions and marriages in Imperial Rome's first decades.