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T1 El retrato amianeo del emperador Joviano
A1 Carrasco Serrano, Gregorio
AB The present work studies the portrayal that Amianus Marcellinus doesof emperor Jovian in his «Res Gestae», paying attention in the first place tothe physical traits with which the historian initiates his description. Once thephysical traits have been exposed, the emperor’s character is revealed bymeans of several formulations that clearly mark, in the first place, certainsimilarities with regard to Constans portrait, such as, for example, his profession of the Christian faith or the scrupulous study of the appointment oftop-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 ofjestin in public, or his poor cultural knowledge, and which manifest the historian’s intention of presenting Jovian in an inferior level with regard toConstans. However, the critical appraisal that Amianus Marcellinus depictsof Jovian’s person and government is marked by the disgraceful contractsubscribed by the emperor with Persia.
PB Universidad de La Laguna. Servicio de Publicaciones
SN 1131-6810
YR 1995
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RD 09-nov-2024