Tarsus, Mersin
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Tarsus is a municipality and district of Mersin Province, Turkey. Its area is 2,029 km2, and its population is 350,732. It is a historic city, 20 km inland from the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of th
Street view of the old town
St. Paul's Well in Tarsus, Cilicia
St. Paul's Church
Interior of Saint Paul's Church
Julian (emperor)
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Julian was the Caesar of the West from 355 to 360 and Roman emperor from 361 to 363, as well as a notable philosopher and author in Greek. His rejection of Christianity, and his promotion of Neoplaton
Tarsus, Mersin
…by nearby Adana but remained important as a port and shipyard. Several Roman emperors were interred here: Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Maximinus II and Julian the Apostate, who planned to move his capital here from Antioch if he returned from his Persian expedition. Tarsus was the city where, according to the Acts of the…
Julian on a solidus minted at Antioch. Legend: Fl Cl Iulianus p f aug.
Rome solidus minted c. 356. The obverse shows a beardless Julian inscribed dn·cl·iulianus nc. The reverse depicts Roma and Constantinopolis alongside the inscription fel·temp·reparatio ("happy renewal of times"), probably referencing Rome's 1100th anniversary in 348.
Statue at the Musée de Cluny formerly identified as Julian.
Male portrait head, possibly depicting Julian, exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.