Petros Koutoupis sits down with assistant professor of Classics at Michigan State University and author, Jeremy Swist, to discuss his latest research publication, Julian Augustus: Platonism, Myth, and the Refounding of Rome. Who was the last pagan emperor of the Roman empire? What was his legacy? How was he portrayed in the writings of early chroniclers and Christian writers? Was there more to this complex ruler? We answer these questions and more!

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