 Jovian's authority within the empire was still insecure, so he sent a notary Procopius and the tribune Memoridus west to announce his accession.During Jovian's reign Valentinian was promoted to tribune of a "Scutarii" (elite infantry) regiment, and was dispatched to Ancyra.Jovian's rule would be short – only eight months – and before he could even consolidate his position in Constantinople he died en route between Ancyra and Nicaea.