Valens
Valens, (Flavius,) Emperor of the East, born about
328 A.D., was a brother of Valentinian I., to whom he
was indebted for the imperial power. He began to reign,
in 364, over Thrace, Asia, and Egypt. In 366 he suppressed
a rebellion of Procopius. He was an Arian, and
persecuted the orthodox. He defeated the Goths in 369,
after which he waged war aga...
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Flavius Julius Valens (328 – 9 August 378) was Roman Emperor from 364 to 378, after he was given the Eastern
part of the empire by his brother Valentinian I. Valens, sometimes known as the Last True Roman, was
defeated and killed in the Battle of Adrianople, which marked the beginning of the fall of the Western Roman
Empire.
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An emperor of the East A.D. 364-378, born about A.D. 328,
and made emperor by his brother Valentinian. (See
Valentinianus.) The greater part of Valens's reign was
occupied by his wars with the Goths. At first he gained
great advantages over the barbarians, and concluded a peace
with them in 370, on the condition that they should not
cross the...
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