Jovianus

Reece Period attributed: Period 18

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Member of the House of Constantine dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 363 until 364.

Flavius Jovianus was a senior commander under Julian II. When Julian died, the army chose Jovian as his successor, who immediately pulled out of the war with Parthia and began to retreat. He accidentally died on the way to Constantinople because the brazier of burning coals in his tent choked him.

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Other resources about Jovianus

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Jovian_(emperor)
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovian_(emperor)
• VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12693872

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Jovian (emperor)
• Full names:
  • Jovian
  • Flavius Jovianus Augustus (as emperor)
  • Flavius Jovianus (from birth to accession);
• Title: Consul of the Roman Empire
• Predecessor: Julian the Apostate
• Successor: Valentinian I
• Definition: Jovian (Latin: Flavius Iovianus Augustus; 331 – 17 February 364) was Roman Emperor from 363 to 364. Upon the death of emperor Julian the Apostate during his campaign against the Sassanid Empire, Jovian was hastily declared emperor by his soldiers. He sought peace with the Persians on humiliating terms and reestablished Christianity as the state church. His reign lasted only eight months.
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  • 364 deaths
  • Burials at the Church of the Holy Apostles
  • Persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire
  • 331 births
  • Flavii
  • People from Belgrade
  • 4th-century Byzantine emperors
  • 4th-century Christians
  • 4th-century Roman emperors
  • Imperial Roman consuls
  • Illyrian people