Valens dynasty

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The Valens dynasty was a late Roman imperial family that ruled the Eastern Roman Empire in the 4th century, most notably under Emperor Valens, who died at the Battle of Adrianople.

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Valens dynasty canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman imperial dynasty
imperial dynasty
late Roman imperial family
capital Constantinople
Milan
coFoundedBy Valens
country Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire
dissolved 392
dynasticConnection Constantinian dynasty
Theodosian dynasty
endTime 392
era Late Antiquity
followedBy Theodosian dynasty
foundedBy Valentinian I
governmentForm autocracy
hasMonarch Gratian
Valens
Valentinian I
Valentinian II
houseType ruling house
inception 364
language Greek
Latin
namedAfter Valens
notableEventDuringRule Battle of Adrianople
Gothic War (376–382)
Great persecution of pagans under Gratian and Valentinian II
Quadi and Sarmatian wars
Usurpation of Procopius
notableMember Flacilla
Galla
Gratian
linked to: Flavius Gratianus

Justina
Valens
Valentinian I
Valentinian II
partOf Roman Empire
policyFocus defense of the Danube frontier
religious policy toward Arianism and Nicene Christianity
precededBy Constantinian dynasty
region Anatolia
Balkans
Italy
reignedIn 4th century
religion Arian Christianity
linked to: Arianism

Nicene Christianity
ruledTerritory Eastern Roman Empire
linked to: Byzantine Empire

Western Roman Empire
startTime 364

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Constantinian dynasty followedBy Valens dynasty