Jan Willem Drijvers

The Forgotten Reign of the Emperor Jovian (363-364)

History and Fiction

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 164mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780197600702
• ISBN-10: 0197600700
• Artikelnr.: 62230156

Autorenporträt

Jan Willem Drijvers is Associate Professor of Ancient History at the University of Groningen and the author of Cyril of Jerusalem: Bishop and City and Helena Augusta: The Mother of Constantine the Great and the Legend of Her Finding of the True Cross, among other titles.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Map(s) and Illustrations
Abbreviations and Conventions
Preface
Introduction
Part I History
1. Rise to Power
2. Retreat and Treaty
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 Jovian and Athanasius
4.2 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 Peace Treaty
8.6 Anti-Judaism
8.7 Edessa
8.8 The Nisibis Connection
8.9 Jovian: A New Constantine
9. Some Considerations
Epilogue
Appendices
1. Chronology and Itinerary of the Retreat
2. The Size of Jovian's Army
3. The Eusebius Narrative
4. Dates in the Jovian Narrative
5. Names in the Jovian Narrative
Primary Sources
Bibliography
Index