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Valentinian II
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Valentinian II, Emperor of Rome and provinces of the Roman Empire.
Name commonly known as: Valentinian II *** Latin Roman Name: Flavius Valentinianus *** Reigned as Roman Emperor /
Caesar: 375-392 AD *** 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. *** Date of Birth:
Born 371 *** Name of previous Emperor: His predecessor or the Emperor before Valentinian II was
Valentinian I
Name of successor: His
successor was
Theodosius I
Family connections / Genealogy
*** Name of Father: Valentinian I *** Name of Mother: Justina
Place and Date of
Death: Died May 15, 392 in Vienne in
Gaul
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Why was Valentinian II famous? Accomplishments,
achievements and important events. Son of Valentinian I and Justina.
In the West Valentinian had been succeeded by his sons
Gratian and Valentinian II. After fighting the Goths Gratian
was defeated and put to death in A.D. 383, by a usurper,
Maximus, who also deprived Valentinian II of his province of
Italy. Theodosius, who had been appointed by Gratian,
defeated the usurper in A.D. 388 and restored young
Valentinian II to his throne. Valentinian II was murdered by
rebels led by a Frank, Arbogastes, by being strangled to
death on May 15th, 392 AD. at the age of twenty-one. The
murder was denied by Arbogastes who claimed the death was a
suicide but Theodosius marched against him, and defeated and
destroyed the rebels Arbogastes and Eugenius, A.D. 394.
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