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Also known as Flavius Placidus Valentinianus, Flavius Placidius Valentinianus, Valentinianus III

emperor of the Western Roman Empire (419-455)

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Valentinian III was a Roman emperor who ruled the western half of the Roman Empire from 419 to 455, a period when the empire was declining and facing increasing pressure from Germanic tribes and internal instability. He matters historically because his reign marked a critical period in the fall of the Western Roman Empire, as the central authority weakened and the empire eventually collapsed just a few years after his death.

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human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Ravenna
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
Latin
Noble title
emperor
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Solidus ValentinianIII-wedding.jpg
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Valentinianus III
date of birth
0419-07-02
date of death
0455-00-00
time period
Roman Empire
manner of death
homicide
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Category:Valentinian III
name in native language
Flavius Placidius Valentinianus
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DynastyValentinian and Theodosian FatherConstantius III MotherGalla Placidia ReligionChristianity

Valentinian III (Latin: Placidus Valentinianus; 2 July 419 – 16 March 455) was Roman emperor in the West from 425 to 455. Starting in childhood, his reign over the Roman Empire was one of the longest, but was dominated by civil wars among powerful generals and the barbarian invasions. He was the youngest sole emperor in the Western Roman Empire (aged 6).

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