The Genius publicus appears to the emperor Julian in a dream
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Comparison between Christians and Jews in terms of having less capacity for reason than barbarians
About military commanders of barbarian origin in the Roman army
The peoplehood of the various nations of the Roman empire
Why the Christians will not sacrifice to the gods
That Rome’s gods did not care for morality, and so did not provide it with adequate laws, meaning that the Romans had to borrow them from other nations
That the city of Rome is for its citizens a useful precursor to the even greater benefits of God’s heavenly kingdom
That Rome’s submission of nations and imposition of its own laws was done purely out of desire for victory.