Constantinople 361-363 CE
AE Centenionalis 2.7g 19.9mm
O: D N FL CL MLIANVS P F AVG, Helmeted and cuirassed bust left holding spear and shield
R: VOT / X / MVLT / XX in four lines with wreath CONSPB between two branches in exergue
RIC VII Constantinope (S), LRBC II 2060, Voelter 9, SRCV V 19176, Cohen VIII 151
355 CE
November 6
November 6
Constantius II elevates Julian to Caesar.
361 CE
November 3
November 3
Constantius II dies of fever in Cilicia, leaving Julian as the sole Augustus.
361 CE
February
February
The troops of Julian declare him Augustus in Paris, thus rebelling against Constantius II.
362 CE
Emperor Julian, known as “Julian the Apostate” for his attempts to restore paganism, is initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries and actively promotes them, opposing the spread of Christianity.