At the beginning of this term I found myself discussing in class with my students the (in)famous pamphlet published by the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate at Antioch in 363 (seemingly in response to his local critics), Misopogon, at the same time as I was reading the brilliant book by Jonathan Spence about the early … Continue reading Emperors, books and resistance from Antioch to China: Julian and Yongzheng
