Julian

“ Moreover the news has reached me that there are certain persons who worship there and sleep [4] at its very apex, and that convinces me beyond doubt that on account of these superstitious practices I ought to take it away. ”

“ The Emperor's permission was necessary for the erection of a statue by a city.↑ Possibly there was a martyr's grave near, at which the Christians worshipped; more probably, Christian or Jewish ascetics who flourished at Alexandria and were called "therapeuts," "worshippers," had settled near the obelisk. Sozomen 6. 29 says that about 2000 ascetic monks lived in the neighbourhood of Alexandria. See also Sozomen 1. 12.↑ i.e. the obelisk, which was originally dedicated to the Sun. ”