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Power, Paganism, and Christianity: Exploring Julian the Apostate

Published on: 15th March, 2023

Who was the Roman Emperor who rejected Christianity?

Amelia Platt speaks to Dr Lea Niccolai from the Faculty of Classics about her talk on Julian the Apostate, an emperor who was raised Christian but rejected the faith and returned to the worship of the Roman gods.

Find out more at the Cambridge Festival 2023

https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/last-pagan-emperor-understanding-julian-apostate

Music by Coby O'Brien

Produced by Rebekah King

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Say That Again Slowly - The Cambridge Festival Podcast!
Say That Again Slowly is a series of student led podcasts that explore topics and research presented at the Cambridge Festival.

The Festival delivers strong and distinct platforms for the sciences and the arts, humanities and social sciences. Topics cover the breadth of Cambridge research and will be presented across the Festival’s four themes: Society, Health, Environment and Discovery!

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