The Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians — page 58: what you’re looking at

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q AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS. 35 to be mentioned, unless any one fancies that to cure the blind and the lame, and to exorcise those possessed by daemons, in the villages of Bethsaida, and Bethania, rank among the greatest under- takings. Julian, after this, having spoken largely (says Cyril) of what is related about Dardanus, imme- diately passes on to the flight of Eneas, and clearly relates the settlement of the Trojans in Italy. He also makes mention of Remus and Romulus, and the manner in which Rome was inhabited ; and having said much on this subject, he observes, that the most wise Numa was given to the Romans by Jupiter. He also says of him as follows : But after the city was founded, it was in- fested on all sides with many wars. It strenuously, however, opposed and subdued all of them, and having increased by these calamitous circum- stances, stood in need of greater security. Again, therefore, Jupiter gave it for its governor the most philosophic Numa. This Numa was a most worthy man, passing his time in solitary groves, and in consequence of the purity of his intellectual con- D2 VO mn G HOO) SS (CO mn