EXMYSTIKA Julian the third Apostata

His true route through Persia

Historian Pierre Dietz reconstructs the campaign of Julian the Third Apostata to Persia anew. In his view, the route of the army does not follow the Euphrates, but the Tigris. Assigning the places named in the ancient sources to satellite images produces an exact route. The film follows the path of the Romans from the frontier to the gates of Ctesiphon, which Julian never reaches. The attempt at a retreat over land costs the Senior Augustus his life.
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00:00 The wrongly conceived route
00:30 Childhood and family
01:44 His father
02:50 Years of study
04:32 Departure
06:28 Beginning of the campaign against the Parthi
08:50 • Phatusa
09:29 • Darica
09:58 • Zorogardia
11:48 • Barsabora
13:47 Advance into the heartland
14:54 • The palm grove
15:25 • Besuchis
17:28 • Zochase
19:21 • Across the Tigris / Abuzatha
20:12 • Noordas
20:50 • Barophthae
21:18 • Symbra
21:52 • Synke
22:16 • Meta
22:26 • Maroesa
23:10 Julian’s death
23:39 Afterwards
24:46 End credits
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Historian Pierre Dietz reconstructs the Persian campaign of Julian the Third Apostata anew from ancient sources, satellite images and the topography of Mesopotamia. According to his research, the Roman army does not follow the Euphrates, but the Tigris and uses a wide network of canals, marshes and river branches for the advance into the territory of the Parthi. Assigning the places named in the sources produces a continuous route from the frontier deep into today’s Iraq. The film follows the path of the Romans through fortified cities, artificial waterways and landscapes that are difficult to cross. With the destruction of the fleet ordered by Julian, a costly retreat over land begins for the army. The planned forced march to Ctesiphon loses momentum. The campaign ends with the death of the Senior Augustus near Maroesa.
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01.06.2026