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Julian (jöʻlyan), surnamed "The Apostate" (Flavius Claudius Julian us). [L. Julian us, sprung from or pertaining to Julius; It. Giu liano, Sp. Julian, Pg. Julião, F. Julien.] Born at Constantinople, probably Nov. 17, 331 A. D.: died June 26, 363. Roman emperor 361-363, son of Julius Constant i us and Basil in a. He was, with the exception of a half-brother, Gallus, the only member of the Flavian family who escaped ma acre on the acce ion of Constant i us II. He was brought up in the Christian faith, and received an excellent education, which was completed in the philosophical schools at Athens. He was in 355 created Cæsar by Constant i us, whose sister Helena he married, and by whom he was invested with residence chiefly at Paris, and in 357 defeated the Alathe government of Gaul, Spain, and Britain. He made his manniin a great battle near Strasburg. He was proclaimed emperor by his troops in 361, and was marching against Constantinople when the death of Constant i us left him undisputed master of the empire. On his acce ion he publicly announced his conversion to paganism (whence surname), and published an edict in he granted toleration to all religions. In 363 he undertook an expedi. tion against Persia, during which he was killed by an arrow while pursuing the enemy after a bloody engagement, June 26, 363. Julian, Count. In Spanish legend, a governor of And alus i a in the 8th century. According to the story, his daughter Florinda was seduced by Roderic, and in revenge he betrayed Ceuta to the Moors. Julian Alps. The part of the eastern Alps east and southeast of the Carnic Alps, situated in Venetia, Carinthia, Carniola, and Görz-Gradiska. The culminating point is the Terglou (9,394 feet). The pa over the Julian Alps into Italy was of extreme importance, being traversed by the West-Gothic invaders, by Radagais, by Attila, and by others. Julian Emperors. A collective name for the Roman emperors August us, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero, as members by birth or adoption of the family of Julius Cæsar. Julianists (jöʻlyan-ists). A sect of Monophysites which held the body of Christ to be incorruptible: so called from Julian, bishop of Halicarna us early in the 6th century. Jülich (yü'lich), F. Juliers (zhü-lyā'). A town in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, situated on the Roer 16 miles northeast of Aix-la-Chapelle: the Roman Juliacum, and formerly the capital of the ancient duchy of Jülich. Jülich, Duchy of. A medieval countship and duchy of Germany, which lay west of the electorate of Cologne. Capital, Jülich. It became united with Berg in 1423. Julich, Berg, and Cleves were united in 1521. The extinction of the Cleves ducal house in 1609 brought on the "Contest of the Jülich Succe ion," settled in 1666, when Brandenburg received Cleves, and Jülich and Berg pa ed to Pfalz-Neuburg. Jülich was acquired by France in 1801, was ceded to Pru ia in 1814-15, and now belongs to the Rhine Province. Junagarh to a new contest. Julius summoned the accusers of Atha nasius to plead the cause before a council in Rome. The Eastern prelates altogether disclaimed his jurisdiction, and rejected his pretensions to rejudge the cause of a bishop already condemned by the of Tyre. The answer of Julius is directed rather to the justification of A than as i us than to the a ertion of his own authority. The synod of Rome solemnly acquitted A than as i us, Paul, and all their adherents. The Western emperor joined in the sentiments of his clergy. A second council at Milan, in the presence of Constans, confirmed the decree of Rome.