No wild beasts are such enemies to mankind as are most of the Christians in their deadly hatred of one another.
• Reported in Ammianus, Res gestae, bk. 22, ch. 5, sec. 4 (tr. J. C. Rolfe, ii, 1940)
• Reported in Ammianus, Res gestae, bk. 22, ch. 5, sec. 4 (tr. J. C. Rolfe, ii, 1940)
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Nullas infestas hominibus bestias, ut sunt sibi ferales plerique Christianorum expertus.
— Julian (emperor)
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Nullas infestas hominibus bestias, ut sunt sibi ferales plerique Christianorum expertus." in the context of "No wild beasts are such enemies to mankind as are most of the Christians in their deadly hatred of one another.
• Reported in Ammianus, Res gestae, bk. 22, ch. 5, sec. 4 (tr. J. C. Rolfe, ii, 1940)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Julian (emperor)
Flavius Claudius Julianus (c. 331 – 26 June 363) was a Hellenistic philosopher, military leader, Roman emperor, and satirist, often referred to as Julian the Apostate because of his rejection of formal Christian doctrines, and opposition to their spread, and sometimes as Julian II, to distinguish him from Didius Julianus. Sometimes now referred to as Julian the Philosopher, he was the last pagan Augustus of the Roman Empire.
About Julian (emperor)
Flavius Claudius Julianus (c. 331 – 26 June 363) was a Hellenistic philosopher, military leader, Roman emperor, and satirist, often referred to as Julian the Apostate because of his rejection of formal Christian doctrines, and opposition to their spread, and sometimes as Julian II, to distinguish him from Didius Julianus. Sometimes now referred to as Julian the Philosopher, he was the last pagan Augustus of the Roman Empire.
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