Emperor Julian with Dr Jeremy Swist - Ep 19
In this episode George is joined by neurodivergent academic and metal fan Dr Jeremy Swist who has identified adhd traits in ancient Roman Emperor Julian.
Jeremy talks about his own experiences with adhd both at school and later as an academic and discusses ancient sources that both condone and condemn the emperor for being impulsive, distractible and thinking outside the box; including the seismic decision to abandon Christianity in favour of older, pager beliefs.
Was emperor Julian neurodivergent? We may never know but what we do know is that neurodiversity predates the Roman Empire by millennia so there’s a likely chance…
Links
Anomalia and Ekstasis: Studying the emperor Julian with ADHD
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/julian-augustus-9780197787519
ADHD Podcast Instagram: adhd_bce_podcast
Transcripts
For rough transcripts head over to https://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/adhdbce/19
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