Smutek i żal Juliana Apostaty po wyjeździe przyjaciela i doradcy Salustiosa. Mowa IV Cezara Juliana Apostaty
The Sadness and Regret of Caesar Julian the Apostate after the Departure of His Friend and Advisor Salustios: Oration IV of Caesar Julian the Apostate

Summary/Abstract: Emperor Julian the Apostate is one of the most interesting rulers in the history of the Roman state. In the autumn of 355, due to the difficult political situation in the West of the Empire, Emperor Constantius II appointed Julian as Caesar. Among the associates of Caesar Julian at the Gallic court was the questor Saturninus Secundus Salustios, who quickly became an important figure to Julian – his true friend and confidant. Caesar Julian, due to Salustios’s forced departure from Gaul following numerous court intrigues, was overwhelmed by regret and sadness, which he expressed in Oration IV – A Consolation to Himself upon the Departure of the Excellent Sallust. It is also a praise of friendship understood by Julian as based on spiritual kinship, the same level of education, and common ideals. Oration IV can aspire to be a rhetorical and philosophical work, a key text for understanding the beginnings of Julian’s career and very important for understanding the intellectual culture of his times.

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