Works
Julian wrote several works in Greek, some of which have come down to us.
| Budé | Date | Work | Comment | Wright |
| I | 356/7 | Panegyric In Honour Of Constantius | Written to reassure Constantius that he was on side. | I |
| II | ~June 357 | Panegyric In Honour Of Eusebia | Expresses gratitude for Eusebia's support. | III |
| III | 357/8 | The Heroic Deeds Of Constantius | Indicates his support of Constantius, while being critical. (Sometimes called "second panegyric to Constantius".) | II |
| IV | 359 | Consolation Upon the Departure of Salutius | Grapples with the removal of his close advisor in Gaul. | VIII |
| V | 361 | Letter To The Senate And People of Athens | An attempt to explain the actions leading up to his rebellion. | – |
| VI | early 362 | Letter To Themistius The Philosopher | Response to an ingratiating letter from Themistius, outlining J.'s political reading | – |
| VII | March 362 | To The Cynic Heracleios | Attempt to set Cynics straight regarding their religious responsibilities. | VII |
| VIII | ~March 362 | Hymn To The Mother Of The Gods | A defense of Hellenism and Roman tradition. | V |
| IX | ~May 362 | To the Uneducated Cynics | Another attack on Cynics who he thought didn't follow the principles of Cynicism. | VI |
| X | December 362 | The Caesars | Satire describing a competition between Roman emperors as to who was the best. Strongly critical of Constantine. | – |
| XI | December 362 | Hymn To King Helios | Attempt to describe the Roman religion as seen by Julian. | IV |
| XII | early 363 | Misopogon, Or, Beard-Hater | Written as a satire on himself, while attacking the people of Antioch for their shortcomings. | – |
| – | 362/3 | Against the Galilaeans | Polemic against Christians, which now only survives as fragments. | – |
| – | 362 | Fragment Of A Letter To A Priest | Attempt to counteract the aspects that he thought were positive in Christianity. | – |
| – | 359–363 | Letters | Both personal and public letters from much of his career. | – |
| – | ? | Epigrams | Small number of short verse works. | – |
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