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  Jovian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jovian was born at Singidunum in 330s, the son of the commander of Constantius II's imperial bodyguards.
Some accounts have it that on Julian's death Jovian's soldiers called out "Jovianus!" but the cry was mistaken for "Julianus", and the army cheered Jovian, briefly under the illusion that the slain Emperor had recovered from his wound.
Jovian was a Christian, in contrast to his predecessor Julian, who had attempted a revival of paganism.
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Jovian at once continued the retreat begun by Julian, and, continually harassed by the Persians, succeeded in reaching the banks of the Tigris, where a humiliating treaty was concluded with the Persian king, Shapur II.
Under Jovian, Christianity was established as the state religion, and the Labarum of Constantine again became the standard of the army.
Jovian entertained a great regard for Athanasius, whom he reinstated on the archiepiscopal throne, desiring him to draw up a statement of the Catholic faith.
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 Flavius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Flavius was the name of a gens in ancient Rome, meaning "blonde".
Flavius Claudius Iulianus (Julian the Apostate), emperor of the 4th century
Flavius Bentley is the emcee/vocalist behind the Brooklyn based rap group, Soulforce.
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 Roman Emperors - DIR Jovian
Jovian himself was a protector domesticus under Constantius and Julian and, under Julian, primicerius domesticorum.
The consulship of Jovian's son Varronianus was, of course, explained as the fulfillment of the dream of the elder Varronianus.
Jovian died at the age of thirty-two on 17 February 364 at Dadastana on the boundary of Bithynia and Galatia.
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 Valens - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Flavius Valens and his brother Flavius Valentinianus were both born 48 miles east of Sirmium, in the town of Cibalae in 328 and 321, respectively.
In February 364, reigning Emperor Jovian, while hastening to Constantinople to secure his claim to the throne, was asphyxiated during a stop at Dadastana, 100 miles east of Ancyra.
Jovian had surrendered Rome's much disputed claim to control over Armenia in 363, and Shapur II was eager to make good on this new opportunity.
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 Jovian - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This siliqua of Jovian, ca 363, celebrates his fifth year of reign, as a good omen.
Jovian was a Christian, in contrast to his "apostate" predecessor Julian, who had attempted a revival of paganism.
Jovian, External links, Based on Catholic Encyclopedia, 330s births, 364 deaths and Roman emperors.
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 Jovian
Born in AD 330 at Singidunum, Jovian was the son of the commander of imperial bodyguard (comes domesticorum) of Constantius II.
Jovian lost his nerve and sued for peace, agreeing to withdraw from the five provinces beyond the Tigris annexed by Diocletian, and leaving to the Persians the fortresses of Nisibis, Castra Maurorum and Singara as well as a large part of Armenia.
Jovian sought urgently to get back to Constantinople, being well aware of just how insecure his position was as long as he remained away from the capital in the east.
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 "JOVIAN"--(363--364 A. D.)--(WITH GRAPHICS)
Flavius Claudius Jovianus was born in the town of Singidunum (modern Belgrade) in the year 330 or 331 A. His father, Varronian, was a distinguished soldier who had served under Constantius II, first, as a tribune in the Joviani legion, and, later, as "comes domesticorum" (count).
Jovian married a woman named Charito, by whom he had two children, one of which, was named Varronian, in honor of Jovian’s father, and who was to be proclaimed co-consul with Jovian in 364.
Jovian’s brother, Januarius, was considered as a possible successor at first, but was passed over in favor of Valens and Valentinian I. Jovian’s body was sent to Constantinople where it was buried with his various predecessors in the Church of the Holy Apostles.
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 Roman timeline from 364AD to 476AD
Jovian negotiated a hasty and damaging peace with the Persians wherein he surrendered the stronghold of Nisibis, and most of the Armenian marcher territories won from Persia in 298.
Upon Jovian's accession, Procopius quickly surrendered the robe to the new emperor, revealed Julian's motive, and requested that, after the resignation of his military command, he be allowed to retire with his family to oversee his estates and to tend to business interests.
Flavius Valentinianus (Valentinian II) (W Val.) was born in 371 as the son of Valentinian I and his second wife Justina, who had formerly been married to the usurper Magnentius.
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 Roman Emperor Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Titus Flavius Vespasianus, 71 — 79 (as "Imp.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus ("Julian the Apostate") as Flavius Claudius Iulianus Nob.
Flavius Claudius Iulianus Nobilissimus Caesar ("Julian the Apostate"; b.
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TITUS A.D. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, born in 41, was the elder son of Vespasian and Flavia Domitilla and was educated with Britannicus, the ill-fated son of Claudius.
JOVIAN A.D. Flavius Jovianus was the captain of the imperial guard under Julian and, following the latter’s death, he was proclaimed emperor by the army.
VALENS A.D. Flavius Valens, the younger brother of Valentinian I, was raised to the rank of Augustus in 364.
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 Search Results for "Jovian"
Jovian, (Flavius Claudius Jovianus) (jo´ven) (KEY), c.331-364, Roman emperor (363-64).
After the death of Jovian, Valentinian was proclaimed emperor; he...
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 AllRefer.com - Jovian (Ancient History, Late Roman And Byzantine, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Jovian (Flavius Claudius Jovianus)[jO´vEun] Pronunciation Key, c.331–364, Roman emperor (363–64).
The commander of the imperial guard under Julian the Apostate in his Persian campaign, Jovian was proclaimed emperor by the soldiers when Julian was killed.
After a reign of only eight months Jovian died and was succeeded by the joint emperors Valentinian I and Valens.
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 Roman Emperors - DIR Valentinian I
Upon his accession, Jovian sent Procopius, a notarius, and Memoridus to Gaul and Illyricum to install his father-in-law Lucillianus, in retirement at Sirmium, as magister equitum et peditum.
Jovian died on 17 February 364, apparently of natural causes, on the border between Bithynia and Galatia.
“Flavius Valentinianus 7 [hereafter cited as PLRE 1]; and Karl Mittelhaus and Konrat Ziegler, eds.
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 Roman timeline from 284AD to 364AD
Constantine's Rise to Power Flavius Valerius Constantinus, the future emperor Constantine, was born at Naissus in the province of Moesia Superior, the modern Nish in Serbia, on 27 February of 271, 272, or 273.
Flavius Iulius Constans, third and youngest son of Constantine I and Fausta, was born between 320 and 323AD Primary sources for the life and reign of Constans I are scarce.
Flavius Sanctus was a governor in Britain, however, the province was unknown.
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363 to 364 AD Born as Flavius Iovianus in 330, he was a soldier elected Roman Emperor by the army on June 26, 363 upon the death of Julian.
Jovian was the son of the commander of Constantius II's imperial bodyguards.
After an engagement the Roman army was forced to retreat from the numerically superior Persian force.
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 Macedonia - United Macedonians Organization of Canada
Flavius Jovianus (Jovian) was born in 331 AD at Singidunum, near modern day Belgrade.
Jovian's first priority was to return Christianity to the empire, thus ending paganism and the religious rivalries introduced by Julian's reforms.
Jovian died at the age of thirty-two on February 17th, 364 AD at Dadastana on the boundary between Bithynia and Galatia.
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 Jovian
During his return to Constantinople Jovian was found dead in his bed at Dadastana, halfway between Ancyra and Nicaea.
A surfeit of mushrooms or the fumes of a charcoal fire have been assigned as the cause of death.
In Syriac literature Jovian became the hero of a Christian romance (G. Hoffmann, Julianus der Abtrünnige, 1880).
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 Roman Civilization - The Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Julian the Apostate: Flavius Claudius Julianus 331-363; Emperor: 361-363 (pic of Julian with a young libertarian)
Valentinian I: Flavius Valentinianus: 321-375; Emperor: 364-375 (pix)
Theodosius I: Flavius Theodosius: 347-395: Emperor: 379-392 (pix)
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 ValensOV
When Jovian died Valens brother Valentinian was an obvious choice as his successor, like Jovian, he was an Illyrian and he shared close connections with the protectores domestici who had promoted Jovian the previous summer.
Valens first priority was to go to the east to attempt to restore the damage of Jovian's unfavorable peace with the Persians.
Jovian had surrendered Rome's claim to Armenia and the Persian king Sapor II quickly took advantage of this and started to destabilize the position of the Armenian king Arsaces.
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 R2451
A group of soldiers started shouting the name of Jovian, the commander of the imperial guard, and suddenly Jovian found himself emperor.
Jovian began to lead the army into a retreat, and the Persian king, Shapur II, offered Jovian humiliating terms.
Jovian accepted, effectively renouncing all claims in the east.
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 Late Roman Timeline 250 AD - 550 AD
Jovian dies in Dadastana (February 17) at age 32.
Theodosius elevates his older son Flavius Arcadius to the rank of Augustus (January 19) at the age of 6.
Death of the magister militum Flavius Bauto (or Bautes), protector of Theodosius.
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In the confusion a general, Flavius Valentinianus (Valentinian I; 364-375), seized the throne and ruled in the West while his younger brother Valens (364-378) served as coemperor in the East.
Flavius Gratianus (Gratian; 375-383) and Valentinian II (375-392), sons of Valentinian I, succeeded their father as corulers in the West, and Gratian elevated a general, Theodosius I (379-395), as emperor in the East.
On his death Theodosius I divided the empire between his sons, Flavius Honorius (395-423) in the West and Flavius Arcadins (395-408) in the East.
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Flavius Valentinianus had risen to the position of Praetorian Prefect under Emperor Jovian.
After Jovian’s death, he was raised to the throne by the soldiers in Bithynia.
Taking advantage of the power vacuum in the capital, an opportunistic relative of Jovian, Procopius, rushed ahead of the army back to Constantinople where he was declare emperor.
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 Byzantine_Emperor - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
For official purposes, their names were preceded by Imperator Caesar Flavius and followed by Augustus.
Arcadius (Flavius Arcadius; 377 - 408; ruled 395 - 408) – son of Theodosius I, brother of Honorius
Justinian I the Great (Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Iustinianus; 482 - 565; ruled 527 - 565) – nephew and adoptive son of Justin I, canonized by the Orthodox church, built the Hagia Sophia, organized the Roman Laws, took back most of the original-old empire
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 Giants in Western Europe
Strange to say, but most think the young Jovian, or Jovianus, as he was also called, won his crown through a misidentification or misunderstanding.
As the huge Jovian walked through a crowd of soldiers to reenter the tent, a small number began chanting his name, saluting him "who was no more than first of the domestics, with the names of Emperor and Augustus."
Some other soldiers who stood nearby, possibly thinking that the chant was for another Jovian, the chief of the notarii, who also had some support for the imperial office, joined in.
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 Appendix A: Consulate of the Sea and Related Documents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Valentinian III (Flavius Placidius Valentinianus, in the West) 425-454
Petronius (Flavius Ancius Petronius Maximus, in the West) 455
Avitus (Flavius Maecillius Eparchus Avitus, in the West) 455-457
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 Valentine Prentice: What's in a Name?
Early Life Valentinian, whose full name was Flavius Valentinianus, was born in A.D. 321 at Cibalis (modern Vinkovci) in southern Pannonia.[[2]] His father Gratian was a soldier renowned for his strength and wrestling skills.
Jovian supposedly gave Lucillianus secret instructions to handpick a select cadre of supporters.[[6]] Two of these men were Valentinian and Seniauchus.[[7]] One of this group’s missions was to displace Jovinus, Julian’s magister armorum per Gallias, with Malarichus, a retired soldier and supporter of Jovian living in Italy.
Valentinian's Accession Jovian died on 17 February 364, apparently of natural causes, on the border between Bithynia and Galatia.[[10]] The army marched on to Nicaea, the nearest city of any consequence, and a meeting of civil and military officials was convened to choose a new emperor.
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