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Valens (; ; 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. In 378, Valens was defeated and killed at the Battle of Adrianople against the invading Goths, which astonished contemporaries and marked the beginning of barbarian encroachment into Roman territory.
Valens was a Roman emperor who ruled the eastern half of the empire from 364 until his death in 378, having been appointed to the position by his brother Valentinian I. He is historically significant because his defeat and death at the Battle of Adrianople in 378 against invading Goths shocked the Roman world and signaled the start of barbarian invasions into Roman lands.
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Key facts
- Royalty.birth_date
- 328
- Royalty.name
- Valens
- Royalty.image
- INC-3015-a Солид. Валент II. Ок. 364 г. (аверс).png
- Royalty.alt
- Golden coin depicting man with diadem facing right
- Royalty.caption
- Solidus of Valens, marked:
- Royalty.succession
- Roman emperor in the East
- Royalty.reign
- 28 March 364 – 9 August 378
- Royalty.predecessor
- Valentinian I (alone)
- Royalty.successor
- Theodosius I
- Royalty.regent
- Valentinian I (West, 364–75)Gratian (West, 375–78)Valentinian II (West, 375–78)
- Royalty.reg type
- Co-rulers
- Royalty.birth_place
- Cibalae, Pannonia Secunda (present-day Vinkovci)
- Royalty.death_date
- 9 August 378 (aged 49/50)
- Royalty.death_place
- Adrianople, Eastern Roman Empire (now Edirne)
- Royalty.spouse
- Domnica
- Royalty.issue
- AnastasiaCarosaValentinianus Galates
- Royalty.regnal name
- Imperator Caesar Flavius Valens Augustus
- Royalty.dynasty
- Valentinianic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Vinkovci
- Place of death
- Edirne
- Spouse
- Dominica
- Father
- Gratianus Funarius
- Sibling
- Valentinian I
- Occupation
- military officer
- Position held
- Roman consul
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Family
- Valentinianic dynasty
- Noble title
- Augustus
- Image
- Valens Honorius Musei Capitolini MC494.jpg
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- Valens
- date of death
- 0378-08-09
- date of birth
- 0328-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- topic's main category
- Category:Valens
- cause of death
- Battle of Adrianople
- military casualty classification
- killed in action
- time period
- Low Roman Empire
- gens
- Flavia gens
- allegiance
- Roman Empire
- name in native language
- Valens
- different from
- Valerius Valens
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