Note 012 The most authentic account of the education and adventures of Julian is contained in the epistle or manifesto which he himself addressed to the senate and people of Athens. Libanius (Orat. Parentalis), on the side of the Pagans, and Socrates (1. iii. c. 1 ), on that of the Christians, have preserved several interesting circumstances.

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Note to Chapter 19 of DECLINE & FALL by Gibbon