Paris, 1864. Landing at Rutupiæ, he proceeded to Londinium restoring order to southern Britain. [10], In 350, Constans I was assassinated by agents of the usurper Magnentius, a commander in Gaul proclaimed emperor by his soldiers. According to the 5th century historian Zosimus, who as a Pagan was inclined to revile the restorer of Christianity, all the ministers and officials appointed by Julian were summarily dismissed in disgrace; modern authorities have qualified the assertion. Anicius Petronius Maximus Caesar, Consul of Rome (433, 443 CE), Praetorian Praefect of Italy (439 CE), Patrician (445 CE), and Emperor of Rome (455 CE).He seized power after the death of Valentinian III, and married Valentinian's widow Eudoxia against her will. became known to Marina Severa, wife of the emperor Valentinian, and had frequent dialogue with the empress, until their intimacy at length grew to such an extent that they were accustomed to bathe together. Finally, Valentinian fought the Alamanni in the Battle of Solicinium; the Romans were victorious[36] but suffered heavy casualties. His mother was Valentinian I's second wife Justina, who had formerly been married to the usurper Magnentius. [43] Ammianus remarks that such an action was unprecedented. As the grandson of Western Emperor Constantius Chlorus, and the half-brother of Emperor Constantine the Great, Flavius was always likely to become a powerful man although his elevation to the role of the emperor was almost as much an accident as it was by design. Names: Autumn 371: Valentinianus; 22 November 375: Valentinianus Augustus 15 May 392: murdered by his general Arbogast Successor of: Valentinian I Relatives: father: Valentinian I mother: Justina Main deeds: c.370 Valentinian I marries to Justina, widow of Magnentius note [, . When Valentinian was less than two years old, Honorius appointed Constantius co-emperor, a position he would hold until his death seven months later. He was deified, as was the custom, becoming known in Latin: Divus Valentinianus Senior, lit. Over the following two years Theodosius uncovered Romanus' crimes, arrested him and his supporters, and defeated Firmus. Valentinian was born in the western capital of Ravenna, the only son of Galla Placidia and Flavius Constantius. However, the Quadi did not quite adhere to Valentinian’s beliefs of Roman authority. XX., p. 662, editor's note, Translated by A.C. Zenos. He persecuted Christians and was later taken captive by the Persian emperor Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the first Roman emperor to be captured as a prisoner of war, causing shock and instability throughout the Roman Empire. The emperor in April, 375 entered Illyricum with a powerful army. [41], In 370 the Saxons renewed their attacks on northern Gaul. [9] Constantius devised a strategy where Julian and Barbatio would operate in a pincer movement against the Alamanni. After the death of Gratian in 383, Theodosius' interests turned to the Western Roman Empire, where the usurper Magnus Maximus had taken all the provinces of the West except for Italy. Rerum gestarum libri qui supersunt. In the next year, rather against her will, she was wedded to the powerful Roman general Constantius, to whom she bore two children, Justa Grata Honoria and the future emperor Valentinian III. Found insideDeath of Valens . Gratian , Valentinian II . , Theodosius , Emperors . Death of Gratian . Death of Valentinian . Arcadius and Honorius , Emperors . T. Mommsen, P.M. Meyer, and P. Krüger, eds. The gall of these uncivilized cretins to question him! In 369, Theodosius set about reconquering the areas north of London; putting down the revolt of Valentinus, the brother-in-law of a vicarius, Maximinus. The remainder of 364 was spent delegating administrative duties and military commands. He was the brother of Justa Grata Honoria . Valentinian was one such emperor. Paris, 1864. In 364, the army proclaimed the popular warlord Valentinian the Roman emperor. Names: 321: Valentinianus; 25 February 364: Flavius Valentinianus Augustus 17 november 375: natural death co-emperor of Valens; ruled in the west. One of these groups that Rome was perpetually at odds with were the Quadi, who lived along the northern Danube. The army marched to Nicaea, and a meeting of civil and military officials was convened to choose a new emperor. In 416, after Athaulf's death, Placidia finally was restored to the Romans. [48], Modern historian A.H.M. He was the last emperor to . Church sources of this period describe Valentinian from the positive side. They did not encounter any resistance initially – burning any dwellings or food stores they found along the way. [15] It is known that Valentinian was in the region during the conflict, but what involvement he had in the war, if any, is unknown. At the same time, Frankish and Saxon forces were raiding the coastal areas of northern Gaul. Valentinian II (Latin: Flavius Valentinianus; 371 - 15 May 392) was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman empire between AD 375 and 392. [9] After holding this post, Gratianus retired to the family estate in Cibalae. These captured Alamanni were settled in the Po river valley in Italy, where they were still settled at the time Ammianus wrote his history. Galla Placidia was born in 392 and died 27 Nov. 450, daughter of of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, was the consort of Ataulf king of the Goths and after his death the Empress consort of Constantius III, Western Roman Emperor. Lewiston, NY, 1996. After the death of Julian the Apostate in 363 AD, power in the Roman Empire again fell into the hands of the military, who selected the next several emperors. Valentinian was also the last emperor to conduct campaigns across both the Rhine and Danube rivers. Valentinian did not receive news of these crises until late 374. Berlin, 1892. The Alamanni king Chnodomarius took advantage of the situation and attacked the Romans in detail, inflicting heavy losses. At the news of Julian's death on a campaign against the Sassanids, the army hastily declared a commander, Jovian, emperor. [9] With the situation in Gaul rapidly deteriorating, Julian was made at least nominal commander of one of the two main armies in Gaul, Barbatio being commander of the other. On Valentinian's death, his elder son Gratian was at once recognized as his successor. [55] However, since divorce was not acknowledged by Christians,[56] Socrates contemptuously describes him as a bigamist. Valentinian I (364-375 A.D) Walter E. Roberts Emory University Introduction Valentinian was one of Rome's last great warrior emperors. Upon becoming emperor he made his brother Valens his co-emperor, giving him rule of the eastern provinces while Valentinian retained the west. Leipzig, 1978. His all too short life had been spent dominated by others, often treated as a rather well kept prisoner but thanks to St Ambrose, when he is remembered at all, he is generally remembered well, as a good-hearted young man who could have made for a great emperor if he had truly . [53][50], Socrates Scholasticus gives an interesting account in his Historia Ecclesiastica of Valentinian's marriages, that has inspired some to call this emperor polygamous. Marcellianus, the son of a a high ranking Roman officials and also one of the worst diplomats in history for reasons that will shortly become apparent, was assigned to deal with this issue. Found inside – Page 304Death Of The EMPEROR VALENTINIAN . – ROME TAKEN . - SUCCESSORS OF VALENTINIAN . DURING the progress of these events in the East , Aetius meets with a ... He initially sent Dagalaifus to fight the Alamanni[27] while he himself made preparations to march east and help Valens. Main deeds: 423 Galla Placidia and her young son Valentinian III arrive in Constantinople; Eudoxia and Valentinian engaged; death of Honorius, usurpation of Johannes; Theodosius II immediately recognizes Valentinian as emperor in the west. Negotiations with the Burgundians broke down when Valentinian, in his usual high-handed manner, refused to meet with the Burgundian envoys and personally assure them of Roman support. Some deaths, like that of Julian the Apostate, were tragic and left the empire and historians only being able to ask themselves “what if?” Others, such as that of Theodosius threw the empire into somehow yet deeper trouble and forever killed the hope of a united Rome. This self-proclaimed threat was hostile to Theodosius' interests, since the reigning emperor Valentinian II, Maximus' enemy, was Theodosius' ally.Theodosius, however, was unable to do much about Maximus due to . In 373, hostilities erupted with the Quadi, a group of Germanic-speaking people living on the upper Danube. Valentinian is often referred to as the "last great western emperor". [15] Barbatio complained to Constantius and the debacle was blamed on Valentinian and Bainobaudes, who were cashiered from the army. ]; 375 Death of Valentinian I; Gratian succeeds him; Valentinian II proclaimed emperor too; he rules in . Later, he rallied the remaining garrison which was originally stationed in Britain; it was apparent the units had lost their cohesiveness when Fullofaudes and Nectaridus had been defeated. The purple was offered to Salutius, who had refused it once before on Julian's death. Found inside – Page 624Flavius Valentinianus was born in Trier to the emperor Valentinian I and his ... co-emperor Gratian and was only four years old when his father died while ... His mother Galla Patricia acted as regent until 437 when Valentinian III came of age. However, the increasingly influential minister Maximinus, now praetorian prefect of Gaul, blamed Aequitius to Valentinian for the trouble, and managed to have him promote his son Marcellianus to finish the project. Theodosiani libri XVI cum constitutionibus Sirmondianis et leges novellae ad Theodosianum pertinentes (2 vols.). Jones writes that although Valentinian I was "less of a boor" than his chief rival for election to the imperial throne, "he was of a violent and brutal temper, and not only uncultivated himself, but hostile to cultivated persons". As a result of all these family ties, Valentinian was the son, grandson, great-grandson, cousin, and nephew (twice over) of Roman emperors. Two years later his first son Gratian was born by his wife Marina Severa. During his military career he was an officer of the Praetorian Guard under both Julian and Jovian and continued to rise through the ranks of the imperial service. Leipzig, 1961. He was the last emperor to have de facto control over the entire empire, and was the last to conduct campaigns east of the Rhine and north of the Danube. But during an audience to an embassy from the Quadi at Brigetio on the Danube (near today Komárno in Slovakia), Valentinian suffered a burst blood vessel in the skull while angrily yelling at the people gathered. XXV., p. 849, Gibbon, ch. Valentinian II died in 392; he was widely believed to have been assassinated by or on orders of one Arbogast. Arbogast knew he had no chances to become an Emperor himself among other reasons because he was a Frank and not Roman. The Romans sprinted through much Quadi territory, taking and killing what they saw without any real opposition. Zosimus writing in the early sixth century from Constantinople, states that the Frank had Valentinian murdered, ancient authorities are divided in their opinion. Valentinian sent in Theodosius to restore imperial control. Found inside – Page 152Convinced that he had saved himself from certain death, Valentinian III instead sowed the seeds of his own demise, the utter destruction of Rome, ... T. Mommsen ed., Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Auctores Antiquissimi. Valentinian replied that he would investigate what had happened and act accordingly. Nevertheless, rumors of a Roman alliance with the Burgundians did have the effect of scattering the Alamanni through fear of an imminent attack from their enemies. There are deaths that go unremembered. Found insideThe papers in this volume treat historical, historiographical and literary aspects of the last six books of Ammianus Marcellinus’ Res Gestae, which deal with the period between the death of Julian (363) and the Roman defeat at Hadrianople ... In 368 Valentinian appointed Theodosius as the new Comes Britanniarum with instructions to return Britain to Roman rule. [22] Two different names were proposed: Aequitius, a tribune of the first Scutarii, and Januarius, a relative of Jovian's in charge of military supplies in Illyricum. Flavius Valentinianus was the son of Valentinian I and Justina, born in 371. [664] 375 a.d.[665] Rather Pannonia. [50] He also reissued an edict of Constantine I making infanticide a capital offence. Flavius Valentinianus, known in English as Valentinian I, (321 - November 17, 375) was Roman Emperor from 364 until his death. Not entirely unreasonably, in AD 373 they became quite angry at Rome for building fortifications in the Quadi territory. Joannes was a senior civil servant, unexpectedly elevated to the highest office of the Western Roman Empire after the death of Honorius. Ammianus Marcellinus. Found inside"New History" by Zosimus. Simultaneously, Procopius – the last scion of the Constantinian dynasty – began his revolt against Valens in the east. Leader of the civilized world!- was wrong. Found insideDeath of Valens . Gratian , Valentinian II . , Theodosius , Emperors . Death of Gratian . Death of Valentinian . Arcadius and Honorius , Emperors . During the interregnum, Theodosius' son Honorius ruled in the west, and concurrently with Galla Placidia from 421. The era of late antiquity was one of deep turmoil that saw the once bastion of civility and humanity itself go dark. "Palace of Shadows" is the third of a quartet of novels "The Owl of Minerva," which have as their setting the end of the Roman world in North Africa.Rome has fallen to the barbarians, and Marcus, the author, writes his memoirs as he waits ... And screaming some more. He was apoplectic. Found inside – Page 147On the death of Valentinian his son Gra'ti-an became Emperor of the West, and a talented soldier named The-odo'si-us became Emperor of the East on the death ... He was 35-years-old at the time of his death. Valentinian I was co-emperor of Rome, ruling the western half from AD 364-375. Found inside – Page 431PROCOPTUE , born 334 , emperor at Constantinople 365 , put to death by order ... Valentinian I. and Severa , born 350 , Augustus at Amiens 361 , emperor 375 ... Now, if you remember your history you may recall this was a Bad Time For Rome. Ammianus Marcellinus, in particular, does not mince his words describing Valentinian's famous anger, 'His very voice and expression, his gait and his complexion changed when he was in a rage.'. says that Valentinian was remarkable for his chastity, both at home and abroad, and Zosimus (IV. Placidus Valentinianus, later the emperor Valentinian III, was born in 419, the son of the emperor Honorius' sister Galla Placidia and the patrician, later emperor, Constantius.He was the brother of Justa Grata Honoria.In the early 420s he was proclaimed Most Noble (Nobilissimus) by his uncle Honorius, but neither this title nor his father's emperorship were . Codex Theodosianus. This event allowed the magister equitum Theodosius to attack the Alamanni[35] through Raetia – taking many Alamannic prisoners. Valentinian finally heard of all of this a full year later in 374. The ensuing Battle of Mursa Major resulted in a costly victory for Constantius. and trans., Zosime: Histoire Nouvelle (3 vols.). The son of Constantius and Galla Placidia became emperor at the age of six when his uncle, the emperor Honorius died. The prefect declined, and did so again on behalf of his son when the offer was extended to him. Valentinian also had a pretty nasty temper and a seemingly preternatural ability to select the worst possible subordinates, who he would stick by loyally in spite of obvious and glaring faults. She invited the Vandal king Gaiseric to come to her rescue. Successor of: Jovianus Relatives: father: Gratianus married to: Marina Severa; Justina children: From Marina Severa: Gratian From Justina: Valentinian II, Justa, Grata, Galla (married to Theodosius I) . Valentinian chose the West for his rule, and gave the eastern part of the Roman Empire to his brother Valens, whom he made emperor co-ruler. Flavius Valentinianus (321-375), better known as Valentinian I, is a Roman emperor best known for being so angry at the existence of Germans that he died from interacting with them. Valentinian spent the entire winter of 367 gathering a massive army for a spring offensive. On the death (395) of Theodosius I, the Roman Empire was divided; Arcadius, the elder son, received the East, and Honorius, the younger son, received the West. R. Helm, ed., in Malcolm Drew Donalson, A Translation of Jerome's Chronicon with Historical Commentary. Found inside – Page 940The emperor Valentinian added, “We cannot tolerate that Rome, the mother of ... but instead of Valentinian's death by fire, imposed the more “lenient” death ... To further prevent a succession crisis he agreed to pick a co-Augustus. Found inside – Page 255Julian enters Constantinople as emperor, having publicly declared his paganism. Julian dies of wounds. Jovian is declared emperor. Jovian dies. Valentinian ... [1] Both he and his brother Emperor Valens were born at Cibalae (modern days Vinkovci, Croatia), in Pannonia, the sons of a successful general . 425-455 AD. Zosimus. During his reign, Valentinian fought successfully against the Alamanni, Quadi, and Sarmatians. Socrates. He summoned the Comes Italiae Sebastianus,[35] with the Italian and Illyrian legions, to join Jovinus and Severus, the magister peditum. He was at first junior co-ruler of his brother, was then sidelined by an usurper, and only after 388 sole ruler, be it with limited de facto powers.. A son of emperor Valentinian I and empress Justina, he was raised to the imperial office at the . Adversus paganos historiarum libri septem. He founded the Valentinianic dynasty, with his sons Gratian and Valentinian II succeeding him in the western half of the empire. Gratian's mother had been discarded by Valentinian in favour of a wife who bore him another son, Valentinian II, whom Gratian immediately named as co-emperor. They made Milan their home; and the empire was nominally divided between them, Gratian taking the trans-Alpine provinces, whilst Italy, Illyricum in part, and Africa were to be under . He was the last emperor to have de facto control of the entire empire. They complained and sent deputations to the magister armorum per Illyricum Aequitius, who promised to refer the matter to Valentinian. In 372, the rebellion of Firmus broke out in the still-devastated African provinces. [9] Gratian was later recalled during the early 340s and was made comes of Britannia. It remains to be seen, therefore, whether or not Olybrius was named emperor before the death of Anthemius. Two legions were sent in but failed to coordinate and were routed by the Sarmatians. [666] Baronius (Amos 4. and Valesius in this passage agree in looking upon this whole story as a groundless fiction which some pretended eyewitness palmed off on Socrates. [1] After Valentinian I's death in that same year, Merobaudes stated that he could control the army only if Valentinian's son, Valentinian II, was to be appointed Emperor. Found inside – Page 431FLAVIUS POPILIUS MAGNENTIUS , born 303 , emperor at Autun 350 , killed ... put to death by order of Valens 366 A.D. GRATIANUS , Son of Valentinian I. and ... This was done over the objections of Dagalaifus, the magister equitum. Her brother was Honorius. Two legions were tasked to deal with the rampaging Quadi and Sarmatians, however they were completely unable to coordinate with each other and found themselves routed by a group of Sarmatians shortly thereafter. Subsequently, Theodosius restored the rest of Britain to the empire and rebuilt many fortifications – renaming northern Britain 'Valentia'. Valentinian had, like virtually every Roman emperor after the golden age, spent much of his career campaigning against the barbarian tribes that encircled the empire in some fashion or another. [667] Cf. Found insideOn the death of Valentinian his son Gratian became Emperor of the West, and a talented soldier named Theodosius became Emperor of the East on the death of ... Valentinian I was co-emperor of Rome, ruling the western half from AD 364–375. Valentinian I (Latin: ; 321 - 17 November 375), also known as Valentinian the Great, was Roman Emperor from 364 to 375. Jovian's rule would be short – only eight months – and before he could even consolidate his position in Constantinople he died en route between Ancyra and Nicaea. Found inside – Page 109The Emperor Valentinian, who checked the inroads of the barbarians on all sides, died in the year 37s A. D. Defeat of the Goths by the Huns. The envoys insisted that the conflict was caused by the building of Roman forts in their lands; furthermore individual bands of Quadi were not necessarily bound to the rule of the chiefs who had made treaties with the Romans – and thus might attack the Romans at any time. 1. Found inside74 Valentinian's death in 375, was rehabilitated. Intermarriage with the family of Valentinian I and Gratian was, latterly, another feature of the ... [46], Without waiting for the spring he decided to continue campaigning and moved from Savaria to Brigetio. 6. Following the death of Jovian he was elected emperor by officers . [25] It is certain that some reshuffling of commands occurred along with the division of the provinces, but the changes were strictly based on merit. There are sad deaths. Found inside – Page 250Yet Valentinian's death did not leave the West without an emperor, for the fourteen-year-old Gratian, at Trier at the time of his father's death, ... Meanwhile, Severus and Jovinus were to accompany the emperor on his campaign against the Alamanni. [edit] Conflicts with Pagans during the reign of Theodosius I [edit] Death of Western Roman Emperor Valentinian II On 15 May 392, Valentinian II was found hanged in his residence in the town of Vienne in Gaul. Italics indicates a junior co-emperor, while underlining indicates a usurper. Found inside – Page 451Death of Valens . Gratian , Valentinian II . , Theodosius , Emperors . Death of Gratian . Death of Valentinian . Arcadius and Honorius , Emperors . His general Count Theodosius defeated a revolt in Africa and the Great Conspiracy, a coordinated assault on Roman Britain by Picts, Scots, and Saxons. [26] Valentinian retained the services of Dagalaifus and promoted Aequitius to Comes Illyricum. His death was attributed to either assassination by poisoning or accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. The army still found itself beleaguered by Persian attacks, forcing Jovian to accept humiliating peace terms. In 366, seven- year -old Gratian was appointed consul. In 367, Valentinian fell seriously ill in Gaul during the campaign . As Valentinian was in the middle of berating the Quadi, he suddenly fell over and unceremoniously collapsed to the floor where he died of a brain hemorrhage. Vol. Sources give different commands Valentinian held at the time and vastly different places of exile: Gibbon, ch. The emperor, treasuring this description by his wife in his own mind, considered with himself how he could espouse Justina, without repudiating Severa, as she had borne him Gratian, whom he had created Augustus a little while before. The law mentioned here is never mentioned by any other historian; no vestige of it is found in any of the codes; on the contrary, according to Bingham (Christ. Valentinian I. The Romans ambushed them and destroyed the entire invading force.[42]. In the spring of 368 Valentinian, his eight-year-old son Gratian and the army crossed the Rhine and Main rivers into Alamannic territory. At first, during his childhood, he should have his mother Placidia to . [24] As a man well qualified and at hand, the assembly finally agreed upon Valentinian, and sent messengers to inform him in Ancyra. Found inside – Page 109The Emperor Valentinian , who checked the inroads of the barbarians on all sides , died in the year 375 A. D. Defeat of the Goths by the Huns . There are deaths that are for the greater good. Romanus took sides in the murderous disputes among the legitimate and illegitimate children of Nubel, a Moorish prince and leading Roman client in Africa. 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