Penny Dreadfuls, 1873 · page 100 of 118
The Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians — page 100: what you’re looking at
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EXTRACT FROM EPISFLE LI TO THE ALEXANDRIANS. As the founder of your city is Alexander, and your ruler and tutelar deity King Serapis, together with the virgin his associate, and the Queen of all Egypt, Isis, ***, you do not emulate a healthy city, but the diseased part dares to arrogate to it- self the name of [the whole] city. By the gods, men of Alexandria, I should be very much ashamed, if, in short, any Alexandrian should acknowledge himself to be a Galilean. The ancestors of the Hebrews were formerly slaves to the Egyptians. But now, men of Alex- andria, you, the conquerors of Egypt (for Egypt was conquered by your founder), sustain a volun- tary servitude to the despisers of your national dog- mas, in opposition to your ancient sacred institu- tions. And you do not recollect your former feli- city, when all Egypt had communion with the COI G HOO) SS (CO mn