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Death Valentinian II on the Missorium of Theodosius I; AD 388. On 15 May 392, Valentinian was found hanged in his residence in Vienne. Arbogast maintained that the emperor's death was suicide. Many sources believe, however, that the general had him murdered; ancient authorities were divided in their opinion.
May 11, 2024 · Died: May 15, 392, Vienna, Viennensis [modern Vienne, France] (aged 21) Title / Office: emperor (375-392), Roman Empire. Valentinian II (born 371, Treveri, Belgica [modern Trier, Germany]—died May 15, 392, Vienna, Viennensis [modern Vienne, France]) was the Roman emperor from 375 to 392. Valentinian was the son of the emperor Valentinian I ...
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Became emperor in AD 375. Died in Vianna in Gaul, 15 May AD 392. Valentinian II was born at Treviri in AD 371, the son of Valentinian and Justina, as the half-brother to Gratian. At the death of Valentinian in AD 375, Gratian became sole emperor of the west.
Jan 11, 2021 · Valentinian II was born at Treviri in AD 371, the son of Valentinian and Justina, as the half-brother to Gratian. At the death of Valentinian in AD 375, Gratian became sole emperor of the west. But within a mere five days Valentinian II, who was only four years old at the time, was hailed emperor at Aquincum by the Danubian troops.
is possible to perceive and explain a consistent account of Valentinian's death and to re-appraise the role of Arbogast in the elevation of Eugenius to the throne. If we are to understand the death of Valentinian II then it is important to examine, first, the relations between the boy-emperor and Theodosius both
When Gratian was killed by the usurper emperor Magnus Maximus in 383, the court of Valentinian in Milan became the center of Italy where several religious debates took place. In 387, Maximus invaded Italy, spurring Valentinian and his family to escape to Thessalonica where they successfully sought Theodosius' aid.
Aug 10, 2020 · Valentinian II. 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 [, .]
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