Emperor Valens

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Emperor Valens was a 4th-century Roman emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, best known for his role in the Gothic Wars and his death at the Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Roman person
Eastern Roman emperor
Roman emperor
appointedBy Emperor Valentinian I
linked to: Valentinian I
battle Battle of Adrianople
Battle of Marcianople
Battle of the Willows
birthDate 0328-01-01
birthPlace Cibalae
Pannonia
brother Emperor Valentinian I
linked to: Valentinian I
causeOfDeath killed in battle
coEmperorWith Emperor Valentinian I
linked to: Valentinian I
conflict First Gothic War
Gothic War (376–382)
War against the Goths
country Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
deathDate 0378-08-09
deathPlace Thrace
near Adrianople
dynasty Constantinian dynasty
ethnicGroup Illyrian Romans
linked to: Illyrians
father Gratian the Elder
fullName Flavius Julius Valens
linked to: Flavius Valens
givenName Valens
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
historicalSignificance his defeat at Adrianople weakened Roman military power in the Balkans
imperialCollege Valentinianic dynasty
knownFor Battle of Adrianople
Gothic War
languageSpoken Latin
mother Unknown
notableEvent division of the empire with Valentinian I in 364
settlement of Goths as foederati
policy persecution of Nicene Christians
support of Arian bishops
positionHeld Augustus of the East
Roman consul
predecessor Jovian
reignEnd 0378-08-09
reignStart 0364-03-28
religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism
residence Constantinople
ruledRegion Asia Minor
Balkans
Egypt
spouse Albia Dominica
successor Theodosius I
title Augustus
Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Valens Augustus
linked to: Emperor Valens

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Valens Aqueduct commissionedBy Emperor Valens
Valens Aqueduct namedAfter Emperor Valens
Valentinianic dynasty hasMember Flavius Julius Valens
linked to: Emperor Valens
Valentinianic dynasty hasMember Flavius Julius Valens Augustus
linked to: Emperor Valens
Gothic coalition opposedLeader Emperor Valens
Emperor Valens title Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Valens Augustus
linked to: Emperor Valens
Gothic forces notableOpponent Emperor Valens
Battle of Adrianople notableDeath Emperor Valens
Athanaric contemporaryWith Emperor Valens
Valens givenName Flavius Julius Valens
subject linked to: Valens Augustus
linked to: Emperor Valens
Valens title Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Valens Augustus
subject linked to: Valens Augustus
linked to: Emperor Valens
Alatheus opponent Emperor Valens