Justo Gonzalez, Ph.D.: "Story of Christianity:" Ch.18--Julian the Aposta...

Chapter 18. The Pagan Reaction: Julian the Apostate—Julian’s religious policy, 193-197. Julian hated his uncle, Constantius, and the Christian faith. At the time of Constantine’s death, most close relatives had been massacred—only three surviving sons lived and two cousins, Gallus and Julian. All had been baptized and raised as Christians. Julian dissed the faith in favor of classical studies and the adoption of ancient mystery religions—he took up studies at Athens. By a convoluted path, he was proclaimed Augustus by his troops while in Gaul. Constantius, the Emperor, died and Julian was the man. He sought to restore the ancient Graeco-Roman religions organizing it into regional archpriests with subordinate pagan priests beneath him, Julian, the Chief High Priest. One may see here the organic growth later expressed by the Romanist hierarch. Julian was an able political ruler and did not authorize official persecutions, although some zealous supporters did engage in persecutions. Julian mocked Christians as ignorant “Galileans” in a book "Against the Galileans," an influential volume showing his exposures to Christian theology. Eighty years later, Bishop Cyril of Alexandria found it necessary to rebut Julian's volume.  Julian the Apostate, as history has titled him, died in a campaign against the Persians, c. 363 at about age 30ish. One legend says his final words were, "Thou hast conquered, Galilean!" Whether apocryphal or not, tis' true. 

So judgmental and mean of Bishop Cyril of Alexandria to judge and rebut Julian the Apostate. Can't we just be mellow and sing "Kumbayah Around the Campfire." Sheesh! These Christians.