Restoration and Tolerance From Julian Till Valens (361-375)
Under the sole rule of Julian the Apostate from 361-363, Paganism saw an attempt at restoration; while from 363 till 375, under the reigns of Julian the Apostate, Jovian, Valens and Valentinian I, it received a relative tolerance.
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