 At the end of 357 Julian, with the prestige of his victory over the Alamanni to give him confidence, prevented a tax increase by the Gallic praetorian prefect Florentius and personally took charge of the province of "Belgica Secunda".This was Julian's first experience with civil administration, where his views were influenced by his liberal education in Greece.Properly it was a role that belonged to the praetorian prefect.