Emperor Julian Killed Fighting Persia: Rome's Last Pagan Emperor
Julian took a spear to the liver while retreating from Persia — and nobody knows who threw it. His own soldiers were suspects. The last pagan emperor of Rome had dragged his army deep into Sassanid territory, then burned his own supply fleet to force commitment. It didn't work. Stranded, starving, and desperate, the troops needed someone new fast. They picked Jovian, a junior officer who lasted eight months. But Julian's death ended Rome's last serious attempt to roll back Christianity. One anonymous spear changed everything.
June 26, 363
1663 years ago
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