Emperor Julian: official image and political communication

Authors

  • Fabio Guidetti Università di Pisa, Dipartimento di Civiltà e forme del sapere

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2421-4124/14620

Keywords:

Julian emperor, portrait, Roman coinage, late antiquity

Abstract

The article examines the official image of the Roman emperor Julian (Caesar 359-361; Augustus 361-363), known to us mainly from numismatic evidence. The analysis of the changes in Julian’s appearance over time, accompanied by the reading of some key passages of the emperor’s own writings, shows how his portrait was transformed through the main steps of his career, in close connection with the development of his political, philosophical, and religious programme.

Published

2022-03-23

How to Cite

Guidetti, F. (2022). Emperor Julian: official image and political communication. Montesquieu.It, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2421-4124/14620

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