Roman Imperial Julian II - Glory Of The Republic

Julian, because he was part of a lesser branch of the Imperial Dynasty begun by Constantius Chlorus [his father was a half-brother to Constantine I, who, being of the right age, was in a position to succeed his father in Eboracum in AD 306], was destined from birth in 331 to a life of obscurity and danger because of his potential risk to the ruling branch's control. When he was just a young boy, in 337, his cousin Constantius II presided over the murders of the majority of the male members of this lesser branch in an attempt to shore up his position and that of his brothers Constantine II and Constans I, who were proclaimed joint emperors that year after the death of their father Constantine I...

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