|
Valens
Short Biography
about the life of Valens
Short Biography profile and facts about one of the most famous Romans of all, in the life of
Valens, Emperor of Rome and provinces of the Roman Empire.
Name commonly known as: Valens *** Latin Roman Name: Flavius Iulius Valens *** Reigned as Roman Emperor /
Caesar: 28 March 364 - 17 November 375as emperor of the east, with
his brother in the west and
17 November 375 - 9 August 378 as emperor in the east, with
his nephews Gratian and Valentinian II acting together as
emperors of the west *** Dynasty / Historical Period: The Valentinian dynasty
(364 - 394) derives its name from the first of the dynasty's
Emperors - Valentinian I. Orthodox Christianity became the
officially tolerated variant of the faith and the Empire
became irrevocably split into two halves. *** Place and Date of Birth:
Born 328 near Sirmium *** Family connections / Genealogy
*** Name of Father: Gratian the Elder *** Name of Mother:
Unknown
*** Married: Albia Dominica *** Children: Valentinianus Galates,
Carosa and Anastasia
Place and Date of
Death: Died 9 August 378 at
Adrianople
For the names of the next
Roman emperors in the East and the West of the Empire refer to the
Timeline of
Roman Emperors
Interesting facts
about the life of Valens
Obtain a fast overview of the times of the Roman Emperor
Valens from the following facts and information about his life.
When Jovian died, the army chose another soldier named
Valentinian, a stout, brave, rough man, with little
education but a good Christian. As soon as he reached
Constantinople, he divided the empire with his brother
Valens, whom he left to rule the East, while he himself went
to govern the West. Valens was a weaker and less able man
than his brother. Valens succeeded in repelling the attacks
of the Persians. Valens also suppressed a rebellion in the
East, led by Procopius; and then, having become an Arian,
commenced a severe persecution of the orthodox, of whom no
fewer than eighty ecclesiastics were put to death for
supporting the election of a bishop of their own faith at
Constantinople. Valentinian I died in 375, the Western
Empire was shared between his sons Valentinian II and
Gratian. The Gothic nation now begged permission from the
Romans to cross the Danube, and settle within the Roman
territory. Ill-treated by the Roman commissioners who had
been sent by the Emperor Valens to superintend their
settlement, the Goths marched against Constantinople. Valens
wrote to Gratian for aid, and Gratian, although his own
dominions were harassed by the Germans, marched to the aid
of his uncle Valens, but died at Sirmium. Valens encountered
Fritigern, the Gothic leader, near Adrianople, in A.D. 378
and was defeated and slain by the Goths on 9 August 378.
Nearly the whole of the Roman army was destroyed upon this
fatal field.
Valens
The content of this Valens
category in the Emperors of Ancient Rome provides free educational
details, facts and information for reference and research
for schools, colleges and homework. Refer to the
Colosseum Sitemap for a comprehensive search on interesting
different categories containing the history, facts and
information about the lives and people of Ancient Rome.
|
