Woods, D.

2015

February

Mnemosyne

Gregory of Nazianzus on the Death of Julian the Apostate (Or. 5.13)

Published

WOS: 4 ()

Gregory; Julian; death; assassination; accident; friendly-fire; jester; fool; scurra; Petulantes

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The report by Gregory of Nazianzus that Julian the Apostate was killed by a barbarian jester may conceal a tradition that he was accidentally killed by friendly fire from a late Roman military unit entitled the Petulantes.

Leiden, Netherlands

0026-7074

10.1163/1568525X-12301532