El retrato amianeo del emperador Joviano
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1995Resumen
The present work studies the portrayal that Amianus Marcellinus does
of emperor Jovian in his «Res Gestae», paying attention in the first place to
the physical traits with which the historian initiates his description. Once the
physical traits have been exposed, the emperor’s character is revealed by
means of several formulations that clearly mark, in the first place, certain
similarities with regard to Constans portrait, such as, for example, his profession of the Christian faith or the scrupulous study of the appointment of
top-ranking functionaries. However, and in second term, Amianus accompanies this series of assertions with clearly contrasting elements in the portrayal of Constans, such as, for example, the emperor’s undisguised habit of
jestin in public, or his poor cultural knowledge, and which manifest the historian’s intention of presenting Jovian in an inferior level with regard to
Constans. However, the critical appraisal that Amianus Marcellinus depicts
of Jovian’s person and government is marked by the disgraceful contract
subscribed by the emperor with Persia.
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