The fact that Christian charities were open to all , including pagans , put this aspect of Roman citizens ' lives out of the control of Imperial authority and under that of the Church . Thus Julian envisioned the institution of a Roman philanthropic system , and cared for the behaviour and the morality of the pagan priests , in the hope that it would mitigate the reliance of pagans on Christian charity , saying : '' " These impious Galileans not only feed their own poor , but ours also ; welcoming them into their agapae , they attract them , as children are attracted , with cakes . " '' In 363 , not long before Julian left Antioch to launch his campaign against Persia , in keeping with his effort to foster religions other than Christianity , he ordered the Temple rebuilt . Fires breaking out stopped this . A personal friend of his , Ammianus Marcellinus , wrote this about the effort : The failure to rebuild the Temple has been ascribed to the Galilee earthquake of 363 . Although there is contemporary testimony for the miracle , in the Orations of St. Gregory Nazianzen , this may be taken to be unreliable . Sabotage by Christians is a possibility , as is an accidental fire . Divine intervention was the common view among Christian historians of the time . Julian 's support of Jews caused Jews to call him " Julian the Hellene "
Galilee earthquake of 363
Galilee earthquake of 363
Julian (emperor)