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Valens [c] (Ancient Greek: Ουάλης, romanized: Ouálēs; 328 – 9 August 378) was Roman emperor from 364 to 378. Following a largely unremarkable military career, he was named co-emperor by his elder brother Valentinian I , who gave him the eastern half of the Roman Empire to rule.
Valentinian and Valens received many titles during their reigns, other than the customary emperor and augustus. Both were awarded the victory name of Germanicus maximus , Alamannicus maximus , and Francicus maximus to indicate victories against Germania , Alamanni and Franks , in 368, the year of their second consulship.
Aurelius Valerius Valens (died After 1 March 317), rarely enumerated as Valens I, [1] was briefly Roman emperor from late 316 to early 317. He was proclaimed emperor by Licinius , emperor of the East, during his war against Constantine I , emperor of the West.
Valentinian was born in 321 at Cibalae (now Vinkovci, Croatia) in southern Pannonia [4] [5] into a family of Illyro-Roman origin. [6] Valentinian and his younger brother Valens were the sons of Gratianus (nicknamed Funarius), a military officer renowned for his wrestling skills.
As emperor, Constantine enacted administrative, financial, social, and military reforms to strengthen the empire. He restructured the government, separating civil and military authorities. To combat inflation he introduced the solidus, a gold coin that became the standard for Byzantine and European currencies for more than a thousand years.
Valentinianus Galates (Greek: Ούαλεντινιανός Γαλάτης, 18 January 366 – c. 370) was the only son of the Roman emperor Valens, who ruled the Roman Empire from 364 to 378. Born into the ruling Valentinianic dynasty , Galates became Roman consul in 369, but he died in early childhood, and the empire passed to the descendants ...
The Aqueduct of Valens (Turkish: Valens Su Kemeri, Ancient Greek: Ἀγωγὸς τοῦ ὕδατος, romanized: Agōgós tou hýdatos, lit. 'aqueduct') was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire .
Articles relating to the Roman emperor Valens (reigned 364–378) and his reign. Pages in category "Valens" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.