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Valentinian I (Latin: Valentinianus; 321 – 17 November 375), sometimes called Valentinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 364 to 375. He ruled the Western half of the empire, while his brother Valens ruled the East .
Apr 12, 2024 · Valentinian I (born 321, Cibalae, Pannonia—died November 17, 375, Brigetio, Pannonia Inferior) was a Roman emperor from 364 to 375 who skillfully and successfully defended the frontiers of the Western Empire against Germanic invasions. Valentinian, who was the son of an army officer stationed in Pannonia (in central Europe), joined the army ...
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VALENTINIAN I, ROMAN EMPEROR Ruled 364–375; b. Pannonia. A career soldier elected by military and civil officials to succeed Jovian, he named his brother Valens co-emperor and resigned the East to him. Valentinian personally directed the war against the barbarians on the Rhine and Danube and tried unsuccessfully to prevent governmental ...
Ancient Rome - Valentinian, Valens, Empire: Once again the general staff unanimously chose a Pannonian officer—Valentinian, an energetic patriot and, like Jovian, a moderate Christian—but he had to yield to the rivalry of the armies by dividing authority. Taking the West for himself, Valentinian entrusted the East to his brother Valens, an inexperienced man whom he raised to the rank of ...
Valentinian was one of Rome's last great warrior emperors. [ [1]] There was a power vacuum after the death of Julian , last ruler of the Neo-Flavian line. His immediate successor Jovian did not really survive long enough to leave his stamp on late Roman society. In general terms, Valentinian’s challenge was to hold together an empire that had ...
Nov 19, 2021 · 3 July 321 CE. Died. 18 November 375 CE. Coin of Valentinian I. Valentinian came from Pannonia. He was the son of Gratian, most likely from the lower ranks of a military commander. Gratian served as the emperor’s bodyguard and rose to the rank of tribune. Then he was given the title of comes and the position of commander of the troops of the ...
Valentinian was born in AD 321 in Pannonia. His father was a certain Gratianus who came from Cibalae in Pannonia. The young Valentinian received a good education, even receiving training in painting and sculpture, arts for which he was to display much talent. After a military career, he came to serve as a military tribune under Constantius II ...
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