Julian's The Caesars: a Constantine's implied psógos
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Julian`s The Caesars has presented difficulties of comprehension in both structure and content. This article aims to contribute to its understanding by highlighting the existence of a second level of reading in which the key is Constantine's imitation of men and gods. The characterisations of the emperors, studied from this perspective, show that the competition constitutes a great psógos against Constantine. The reasons Jesus proposes for embracing Christianity (336A) are but a synthesis of this underlying critique.
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