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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Roman person ⓘ
Eastern Roman emperor ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
appointedBy Emperor Valentinian I ⓘ
linked to: Valentinian I
battle Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Battle of Marcianople ⓘ
Battle of the Willows ⓘ
birthDate 0328-01-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Cibalae ⓘ
Pannonia ⓘ
brother Emperor Valentinian I ⓘ
linked to: Valentinian I
causeOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
coEmperorWith Emperor Valentinian I ⓘ
linked to: Valentinian I
conflict First Gothic War ⓘ
Gothic War (376–382) ⓘ
War against the Goths ⓘ
country Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
deathDate 0378-08-09 ⓘ
deathPlace Thrace ⓘ
near Adrianople ⓘ
dynasty Constantinian dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup Illyrian Romans ⓘ
linked to: Illyrians
father Gratian the Elder ⓘ
fullName Flavius Julius Valens ⓘ
linked to: Flavius Valens
givenName Valens ⓘ
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity ⓘ
historicalSignificance his defeat at Adrianople weakened Roman military power in the Balkans ⓘ
imperialCollege Valentinianic dynasty ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Adrianople ⓘ
Gothic War ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
mother Unknown ⓘ
notableEvent division of the empire with Valentinian I in 364 ⓘ
settlement of Goths as foederati ⓘ
policy persecution of Nicene Christians ⓘ
support of Arian bishops ⓘ
positionHeld Augustus of the East ⓘ
Roman consul ⓘ
predecessor Jovian ⓘ
reignEnd 0378-08-09 ⓘ
reignStart 0364-03-28 ⓘ
religion Arian Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Arianism
residence Constantinople ⓘ
ruledRegion Asia Minor ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
spouse Albia Dominica ⓘ
successor Theodosius I ⓘ
title Augustus ⓘ
Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Valens Augustus ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Valens

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valens Aqueduct → commissionedBy → Emperor Valens ⓘ
Valens Aqueduct → namedAfter → Emperor Valens ⓘ
Valentinianic dynasty → hasMember → Flavius Julius Valens ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Valens
Valentinianic dynasty → hasMember → Flavius Julius Valens Augustus ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Valens
Gothic coalition → opposedLeader → Emperor Valens ⓘ
Emperor Valens → title → Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Valens Augustus ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Valens
Gothic forces → notableOpponent → Emperor Valens ⓘ
Battle of Adrianople → notableDeath → Emperor Valens ⓘ
Athanaric → contemporaryWith → Emperor Valens ⓘ
Valens → givenName → Flavius Julius Valens ⓘ
subject linked to: Valens Augustus
linked to: Emperor Valens
Valens → title → Imperator Caesar Flavius Julius Valens Augustus ⓘ
subject linked to: Valens Augustus
linked to: Emperor Valens
Alatheus → opponent → Emperor Valens ⓘ