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1 online resource (249 p.) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
The Forgotten Reign of the Emperor Jovian offers a new 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 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Jovian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 331-364.
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Jovian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 331-364 -- Legends
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Jovian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 331-364 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Jovian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 331-364 fast |
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- History -- Empire, 284-476.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115160
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| Subject |
Rome (Empire)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Legends
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197600719 |
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0197600719 |
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