ate ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁Constantin ople ▁he ▁died ▁en ▁route ▁between ▁An cy ra ▁and ▁N ica ea . ▁His ▁death ▁was ▁attributed ▁to ▁either ▁assass ination ▁by ▁poison ing ▁or ▁accident al ▁carbon ▁mon ox ide ▁poison ing . ▁J ov ian ▁is ▁remembered ▁mostly ▁for ▁rest oring ▁Christian ity ▁to ▁its ▁previous ▁fav ored ▁status ▁under ▁Const antine ▁and ▁his ▁sons . ▁ ▁The ▁army ▁march ed ▁to ▁N ica ea , ▁and ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁civil ▁and ▁military ▁officials ▁was ▁conven ed ▁to ▁choose ▁a ▁new ▁em peror . ▁The ▁pur ple ▁was ▁offered ▁to ▁S all ust ius , ▁who ▁had ▁refused ▁it ▁once ▁before ▁on ▁Julian ' s ▁death . ▁The ▁pre fect ▁decl ined , ▁and ▁did ▁so ▁again ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁his ▁son ▁when ▁the ▁offer ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁him . ▁Two ▁different ▁names ▁were ▁proposed : ▁A equ it ius , ▁a ▁trib une ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Sc ut ari i , ▁and ▁Janu arius , ▁a ▁relative ▁of ▁J ov ian ' s ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁military ▁supplies ▁in ▁Il ly ric um . ▁Both ▁were ▁rejected ; ▁A equ it ius ▁as ▁too ▁rough ▁and ▁bo or ish , ▁Janu arius ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁far ▁away . ▁As ▁a ▁man ▁well ▁qualified ▁and ▁at ▁hand , ▁the ▁assembly ▁finally ▁agreed ▁upon ▁Val entin ian , ▁ ▁and ▁sent ▁mess engers ▁to ▁inform ▁him ▁in ▁An cy ra . ▁ ▁Emperor ▁ ▁Val entin ian ▁accepted ▁the ▁acc lam ation ▁on ▁