Valentinian I

Valentinian I: emperor of the Roman world (r. 364-375).

Names:

• 321: Valentinianus
• 25 February 364: Flavius Valentinianus Augustus
• 17 november 375: natural death

co-emperor of Valens; ruled in the west

Successor of: Jovianus

Relatives:

• father: Gratianus
• married to: Marina Severa; Justina
• children:
  1. From Marina Severa: Gratian
  2. From Justina: Valentinian II, Justa, Grata, Galla (married to Theodosius I)

Main deeds:

• 364 Death of Jovianus; Valentinian proclaimed emperor; he makes his brother Valens emperor too
• 365 Consul I (with Valens I)
• 366 Defeats the Alamans; bloody riots during papal elections
• 367 Proclaims Gratian emperor; Picts, Scots, Saxons attack Britain
• 368 Consul II (with Valens II); second war against the Alamans; victory over the Franks and Saxons; accepts the titles Germanicus maximus, Alamannicus maximus, and Francicus maximus; Theodosius crosses to Britain
• 369 Successes of Theodosius; Quinquennalia; recovery of the Rhine frontier; Valens defeats the Visigoths; both emperors accept the title Gothicus maximus
• Valentinian I marries to Justina, widow of Magnentiusnote[Zosimus, New History 4.19.1 and 4.43.1.]
• 370 Consul III (with Valens III); Alaman war
• 372 Insurrection of Firmus in Mauretania; Pannonia invaded by Quadi and Sarmatians
• 373 Consul IV (with Valens IV); Theodosius defeats Firmus
• 374 Renewed war against the Alamans; suicide of Firmus
• 375 Valentinian moves to Pannonia, proceeds against the Quadi, dies in Brigetio

Contemporary events:

• 365 Earthquake in Africa
• 367 Death of Hilary of Poitiers
• 371 Ausonius' Mosella
• 374 Ambrose bishop of Milan

Succeeded by: Gratian, Valentinian II

Author

• Jona Lendering

Category

• Roman Empire

Subdiscipline

• History

Tag

• Emperor

See also

• Valentinian Dynasty (article)

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