Emperor Valens
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Emperor Valens was a 4th-century Roman emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, best known for his role in the Gothic Wars and his death at the Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emperor Valens canonical | 3 |
| Flavius Julius Valens | 1 |
| Flavius Julius Valens Augustus | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Roman person
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Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ Roman emperor ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Emperor Valentinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Adrianople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Marcianople NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Willows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 0328-01-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cibalae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pannonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brother | Emperor Valentinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle ⓘ |
| coEmperorWith | Emperor Valentinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Gothic War
NERFINISHED
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Gothic War (376–382) NERFINISHED ⓘ War against the Goths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 0378-08-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Thrace
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Adrianople ⓘ |
| dynasty | Constantinian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Illyrian Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Gratian the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Flavius Julius Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | his defeat at Adrianople weakened Roman military power in the Balkans ⓘ |
| imperialCollege | Valentinianic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Adrianople
NERFINISHED
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Gothic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| mother | Unknown ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
division of the empire with Valentinian I in 364
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settlement of Goths as foederati ⓘ |
| policy |
persecution of Nicene Christians
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support of Arian bishops ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Augustus of the East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman consul ⓘ |
| predecessor | Jovian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 0378-08-09 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 0364-03-28 ⓘ |
| religion | Arian Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledRegion |
Asia Minor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Albia Dominica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Theodosius I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
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Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Valens Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Flavius Julius Valens
this entity surface form:
Flavius Julius Valens Augustus