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Julian died before finishing the project: assassinated by a Christian or killed in battle, depending on which sources one follows.
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References
p. 121
reports disagreement · main text · ch. 5
Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.
Section: Jewish Life in a Christianized Roman Context
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