In a message dated 10/17/02 12:18:57 PM Central Daylight Time,
richard.wordingham@... writes:
>
> (c) Or are you looking for comments on accuracy? I must say the story of Julian the Apostate being assassinated surprised
> me; Gibbon makes no mention of his hero being murdered.
He died in battle against the Persians. Apparently there is a persistent
legend, though I don't know from what source, to the effect he was
actually struck down by one of his own Christian soldiers.
-- Julianus
Nothing on the face of this earth -- and I do mean nothing --
is half so dangerous as a childrens story that happens to be
real, and you and I are wandering blindfolded through a myth
devised by a maniac.
-- Master Li Kao (Tang Dynasty)