The forgotten reign of the Emperor Jovian (363-364) : history and fiction / Jan Willem Drijvers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drijvers, Jan Willem, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in late antiquity ; 1.

Oxford studies in late antiquity ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emperors--Rome--Biography.

Emperors.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome.

Jovian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 331-364.

Jovian.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

'The Forgotten Reign of the Emperor Jovian (363-364)' offers an assessment of the Roman Emperor's brief but impactful rule. Jan Willem Drijvers tracks the intricacies of Jovian's election, offers a novel evaluation of his peace agreement with Shapur II, and examines Jovian's self-representation.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Illustrations and Maps

Preface

Abbreviations and Conventions

Introduction

I.1. Sources

I.2. Review of Scholarship

PART I: HISTORY

1. Rise to Power

1.1. Jovian's Election

1.2. A Mediocre Figure?

2. Retreat and Treaty

2.1. Treaty

2.2. Armenia

2.3. Pragmatics

2.4. Responses to the Treaty

2.5. The Worst Deal Ever?

2.6. From Nisibis to Antioch

3. Ruling the Empire

3.1. Statues, Inscriptions, and Coins

3.2. Legislation

3.3. Officials

3.4. The West

4. Religious Policy

4.1. Attitude toward Paganism

4.2. Jovian and Athanasius

4.3. A Law on Religious Tolerance?

5. Death

PART II: FICTION

6. The Julian Romance

7. History of Scholarship

8. The Jovian Narrative

8.1. Julian and Jovian

8.2. Jovian and Arimihr

8.3. Jovian and Shapur

8.4. Jovian's Election

8.5. The Treaty

8.6. Anti-.Judaism

8.7. Edessa, the Blessed City

8.8. The Nisibis Connection

8.9. Jovian: A New Constantine

9. Some Considerations

Epilogue

Appendix 1: Chronology and Itinerary of the Retreat

Appendix 2: The Size of Jovian's Army

Appendix 3: Summary of the Eusebius Narrative

Appendix 4: Dates in the Jovian Narrative

Appendix 5: Persons in the Jovian Narrative

Primary Sources

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-760072-7

0-19-760073-5

0-19-760071-9

OCLC:

1291315249