The Forgotten Reign of the Emperor Jovian (363-364): History and Fiction
Autor Jan Willem Drijversen Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 apr 2022
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780197600702
ISBN-10: 0197600700
Pagini: 248
Ilustrații: 17 b/w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 242 x 164 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 0197600700
Pagini: 248
Ilustrații: 17 b/w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 242 x 164 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Recenzii
Drijvers has given us the definitive guide to Jovian's reign, an important survey of its Syriac reception, and a crucial reinterpretation of Jovian's place with the roster of late Roman emperors.
“Jovian was emperor so briefly that one can easily miss the significance of his reign. Drijvers brings out that importance with a penetrating account of neglected sources.” - Michael Kulikowski, Pennsylvania State University
“Jovian became emperor in 363 at a pivot point in Roman history: Would the empire move in the direction of Christianity or 'paganism'? Would it recover from defeat at the hands of the Sasanian Persians or falter and decline? Jovian's deft handling of the crises his empire faced steadied the ship of state for the rest of the fourth century. Drijvers has now revealed just how Jovian managed and in so doing became a legendary figure in antiquity. Thanks to this marvelous new book, he is finally given his due in the modern world as well.” - Noel Lenski, Yale University
With his enriching monograph, Drijvers has filled a gap in our knowledge of the imperial history of the fourth century while at the same time offering the basis for future, even deeper studies into the less-explored aspects of Jovian's reign via 'new'--or rather rediscovered--sources.
“Jovian was emperor so briefly that one can easily miss the significance of his reign. Drijvers brings out that importance with a penetrating account of neglected sources.” - Michael Kulikowski, Pennsylvania State University
“Jovian became emperor in 363 at a pivot point in Roman history: Would the empire move in the direction of Christianity or 'paganism'? Would it recover from defeat at the hands of the Sasanian Persians or falter and decline? Jovian's deft handling of the crises his empire faced steadied the ship of state for the rest of the fourth century. Drijvers has now revealed just how Jovian managed and in so doing became a legendary figure in antiquity. Thanks to this marvelous new book, he is finally given his due in the modern world as well.” - Noel Lenski, Yale University
With his enriching monograph, Drijvers has filled a gap in our knowledge of the imperial history of the fourth century while at the same time offering the basis for future, even deeper studies into the less-explored aspects of Jovian's reign via 'new'--or rather rediscovered--sources.
Notă biografică
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.