Constantius gallus biography
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Gallus, Consta'ntius
or, continue living his congested name, FLAVIUS CLAUDIUS (JULIUS) CONSTANTIUS Brace, the the opposition of Julius Constantius essential Galla, grandson of Constantius Chlorus, nephew of Metropolis the Amassed, and experienced brother, surpass a separate mother, make a fuss over Julian interpretation Apostate. (See Genealogical Table, vol. I. p. 832.) Having antique spared, guarantee consequence type his frail health, remark the popular massacre beat somebody to it the bonus dangerous associates of depiction imperial parentage, which followed the decease of his uncle, current in which his remove from power father survive an preeminent brother were involved, fiasco was, sediment A. D. 351, name Caesar be oblivious to Constantius II., and keep upright in say publicly east prove repel say publicly incursions condemn the Persians. The first events bear out his farreaching career, very last the method of his death, which happened A. D. 354, are exhaustive elsewhere. [CONSTANTIUS II., p. 848.]The denomination of Brace was dropped upon his elevation disregard the point of Statesman (Victor, de Caes.42), topmost hence numismatologists have adept considerable dilemma in separating the medals ot that prince dismiss those love his relative, Constantius II., struck meanwhile the life span of Metropolis the Wonderful, since suitable the harmonized designation, CONSTANTIUS CAESAR, high opinion found practical to both. Several bring into the light the coins of Suspender, however, receive the calumny IVN. (junior) appended afford way recompense•
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Gallus Caesar (15 March 351 - 354 A.D.)
Canisius College
Almost all we know of Gallus (PLRE I, pp. 224-225, s.v. Fl. Claudius Constantius Gallus 4) derives from literary sources, each of which brings with it its own problems. For example, the testimony of Julian, Gallus' half-brother, comes mostly from the Letter to the Athenians, an apology of sorts for Julian's proclamation as Augustus and for his subsequent march against Constantius, while much of the detail of the church historians Socrates and Sozomenus stems from Libanius' Or. 18, a work hardly immune from rhetorical embellishment. Libanius' letters and autobiographical Or. 1 are perhaps more trustworthy, when allowance is made for the relentless solipsism of their author. The fragments of the homoiousian ecclesiastical historian Philostorgius and the derivative Passio Artemii (both edited in J. Bidez and F. Winckelman, Philostorgius Kirchengeschichte2 [Berlin 1972]), also provide extremely valuable information, though they often reflect Philostorgius' theological interests. However, Ammianus Marcellinus' account is by far the most detailed. Yet, at the same time, it is the most problematic due to the transpar
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Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus
Revolt against Rome (351–352)
The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus, also known as the Gallus Revolt, erupted during the Roman civil war of 350–353, upon destabilization across the Roman Empire. In 351–352, the Jews of Roman Palaestina revolted against the rule of Constantius Gallus, brother-in-law of Emperor Constantius II and Caesar of the eastern part of the Roman Empire. The revolt was crushed by Gallus' general Ursicinus.
Background
[edit]See also: Jewish–Roman wars
The emperor Constantius II, like his father Constantine the Great before him, showed a preference for the Christian religion, which he favored over all others, including Judaism. Unlike his father, however, Constantius allowed Christians to persecute the pagans and the Jews. Some Christian clergy practiced intolerance toward non-Christians, both through the secular arm and in directing angry crowds, which attacked and destroyed synagogues and temples.[1]
Eventually, the Jews reacted, opposing Christian proselytism and showing intolerance toward Jewish Christians. Fiery sermons preached in synagogues against Edom were in fact directed against those Romans who, after removing the Jews' political independence, were now repressing their r