<![CDATA[Julian: A Novel]]>

false <![CDATA[Julian: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165722348m/8719.jpg 8719 6 The remarkable bestseller about the fourth-century Roman emperor who famously tried to halt the spread of Christianity, Julian is widely regarded as one of Gore Vidal's finest historical novels. Julian the Apostate, nephew of Constantine the Great, was one of the brightest yet briefest lights in the history of the Roman Empire. A military genius on the level of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great, a graceful and persuasive essayist, and a philosopher devoted to worshipping the gods of Hellenism, he became embroiled in a fierce intellectual war with Christianity that provoked his murder at the age of thirty-two, only four years into his brilliantly humane and compassionate reign. A marvelously imaginative and insightful novel of classical antiquity, Julian captures the religious and political ferment of a desperate age and restores with blazing wit and vigor the legacy of an impassioned ruler. 1482777 1964 Julian: A Novel total:478|5:164|4:192|3:98|2:17|1:7| 478 1923 655 68 5 4 false false Sun Jan 27 10:36:24 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 10:58:59 -0800 2008
This book is written as letters between Libanius a...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Mar 17 21:09:39 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 21:27:14 -0700 2009
Julian the Apostate was born just a little too late: the last Hellenist (pagan) in the family of Con...more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Sep 05 19:23:17 -0700 2007 Sat May 31 11:57:36 -0700 2008
I really liked the style he chose to write the book in - two old friends wri...more...]]> 5 1 true false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1974 Sat Mar 29 22:22:58 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 22:32:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 18:21:46 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 18:40:43 -0700 2008 I suggest that those who can not accept criticism of their Christian religion skip this book. The Roman Emperor Julian was totally offended by the Christians of the 4th century AD.
I first read this historical novel back in the 1960's. I enjoyed it then and I enjoyed it even more now. Th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 21:38:21 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 12:23:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 20:07:42 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 20:53:47 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 21 10:39:42 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 10:44:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 13 20:01:10 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 12 05:47:00 -0700 2009
That provides the backgroun...more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 08:29:12 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 22:18:40 -0700 2008
The tri...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 13:26:58 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 13:19:08 -0700 2008 Vidal impressed me. The descript...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 19:03:02 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 11:48:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jul 20 06:44:39 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 06:45:56 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Sep 27 19:24:38 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 19:31:49 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun Jun 14 05:31:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 05:31:53 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Jan 26 11:25:10 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 11:25:10 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 18:49:07 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 18:50:50 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Jan 13 07:35:47 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 07:37:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 05:59:53 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 06:04:47 -0700 2009 This is one of those rare books where my attention was captured from page one and never waned. Absolutely loved it.]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 12 22:15:46 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 22:22:35 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=8719