person
Valens
Also known as Flavius Valens
high
- born. 328high · Wikidata P569
- died. 378-08-09high · Wikidata P570
Eastern emperor (364-378) who favored the Homoian party; killed by the Goths at Adrianople in 378.
Wikipedia extract
Valens 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.
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- Valens · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q172471 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
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- Catholic Encyclopedia 15253b
roman-emperors · homoians · 4th-century