ɪn ɐkˈoːɹdəns wɪððə fˈoːɹθ ˈiːdɪkt ʌvðə dɪəklˈɛʃən pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən, dʒˈuːlɪəs wʌz bɹˈɔːt tə tɹˈaɪəl bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə pɹˈiːfɛkt, mˈæksɪməs, ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɚɹˈɛstᵻd baɪ mˈæksɪməs stˈæf sˈoʊldʒɚz fɔːɹ ɹᵻfjˈuːzɪŋ tə mˌeɪk ɐ pˈʌblɪk sˈækɹᵻfˌaɪs tə ðə ɹˈoʊmən ɡˈɑːdz.
In accordance with the fourth edict of the Diocletian Persecution, Julius was brought to trial before the prefect, Maximus, after being arrested by Maximus' staff soldiers for refusing to make a public sacrifice to the Roman gods.