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Jovian (Latin: Jovianus; Greek: Ιοβιανός, translit. Iobianós; 331 – 17 February 364) was Roman emperor from June 363 to February 364. As part of the imperial bodyguard, he accompanied Julian on his campaign against the Sasanian Empire. Julian was killed in battle, and the exhausted and ill-provisioned army declared Jovian his successor.
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- 27 June 363 – 17 February 364
Mar 18, 2024 · Jovian (born c. 331, Singidunum, Moesia Superior [now Belgrade, Serb.]—died Feb. 17, 364, Dadastana, Bithynia [in present-day Turkey]) was a Roman emperor from 363 to 364. Jovian took part in the expedition of the emperor Julian against Sāsānian Persia.
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Became emperor in June AD 363. Died in Dadastana, winter AD 363/4. Born in AD 330 at Singidunum, Jovian was the son of the commander of imperial bodyguard (comes domesticorum) of Constantius II. Jovian began his career as a member of that very same force, serving first Constantius II, then Julian.
Jovian died on 17 February 364, en route to Constantinople, after a reign of only eight months. There are many rumours that Jovian was murdered by being smothered to death or poisoned with mushrooms. He was buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople. After Jovian's death Valentinian I was proclaimed emperor at Nicaea. Jovian
Jun 7, 2021 · At the death of emperor Julian in June AD 363 the throne was offered to the praetorian prefect Saturninus Secundus Salutius, who declined reasoning he was too old and ill to hold such elevated position. And so instead the troops acclaimed the commander of the imperial guard, Jovian, emperor.
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. Jovian ( Latin: Jovianus; Greek: Ιοβιανός, translit. Iobianós; 331 – 17 February 364) was Roman emperor from June 363 to February 364. As part of the imperial bodyguard, he accompanied Julian on his campaign against the Sasanian Empire.
Dec 23, 2021 · It offers a new assessment of his reign and argues that Jovian’s reign was of more importance than assumed by most (ancient and modern) historians. This study argues that Jovian restored the Roman Empire after the failed reign of Julian by returning to the policies of Constantius II and Constantine the Great.
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