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<p>[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 6440022, member: 99554"][ATTACH=full]1255179[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Successor of Julian II who died on the battlefield, <b>Jovian</b> was Roman Emperor for 8 months in 363 AD to 364. To extricate his army from Persia, the new ruler immediately concluded a peace treaty, ceding to the Persians all Roman territory east of the Tigris River, together with the cities of Singara (modern Sinjār, Iraq) and Nisibis (modern Nusaybin, Turkey). Some of <b>Jovian</b>’s contemporaries, believing that the army could have fought its way out, considered this treaty to be dishonourable.</p><p>Apparently, he was asphyxiated in his sleep by a charcoal heater left burning in his tent <b><span style="color: #ff0000">February 17th </span></b>364 AD...</p><p><br /></p><p>* Eunapius states that <b>Jovian</b> was instigated by his wife to burn down the library in Antioch. Ammianus Marcellinus, Zonaras and Philostorgius make no mention of the burning of the library during Jovian's stay.</p><p><br /></p><p>* In September 363 AD, <b>Jovian</b> reestablished Christianity as the state religion, restored the labarum ("Chi-Rho") as an army standard, and revoked Julian's edicts against Christians, but did not close no pagan temple.</p><p><br /></p><p>* Ammianus Marcellinus suggests his death was due to strangulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>We all agree that he won't win a popularity contest, but maybe you have in your collection some coins of this poor intoxicated Emperor. <b>So please show us your Jovian's examples !</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1255128[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1255129[/ATTACH] </b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 6440022, member: 99554"][ATTACH=full]1255179[/ATTACH] Successor of Julian II who died on the battlefield, [B]Jovian[/B] was Roman Emperor for 8 months in 363 AD to 364. To extricate his army from Persia, the new ruler immediately concluded a peace treaty, ceding to the Persians all Roman territory east of the Tigris River, together with the cities of Singara (modern Sinjār, Iraq) and Nisibis (modern Nusaybin, Turkey). Some of [B]Jovian[/B]’s contemporaries, believing that the army could have fought its way out, considered this treaty to be dishonourable. Apparently, he was asphyxiated in his sleep by a charcoal heater left burning in his tent [B][COLOR=#ff0000]February 17th [/COLOR][/B]364 AD... * Eunapius states that [B]Jovian[/B] was instigated by his wife to burn down the library in Antioch. Ammianus Marcellinus, Zonaras and Philostorgius make no mention of the burning of the library during Jovian's stay. * In September 363 AD, [B]Jovian[/B] reestablished Christianity as the state religion, restored the labarum ("Chi-Rho") as an army standard, and revoked Julian's edicts against Christians, but did not close no pagan temple. * Ammianus Marcellinus suggests his death was due to strangulation. We all agree that he won't win a popularity contest, but maybe you have in your collection some coins of this poor intoxicated Emperor. [B]So please show us your Jovian's examples ! [ATTACH=full]1255128[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1255129[/ATTACH] [/B][/QUOTE]
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