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About Valens
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.
Everything about Valens →- Occupation
- politician, military officer
- Position held
- Roman emperor, ancient Roman senator, Byzantine emperor, Count of the Stable
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Born
- 328
- Died
- August 9, 378