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Flavius Julius Valens, Eastern Roman Emperor (c. 328 - 376)

Eastern Roman emperor 364-378. His reign was marked by uprisings and battles with both the Goths and the Persians. Full name: Flavius Julius Valens (from birth to accession); Flavius Julius Valens Augustus (as emperor). Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606413.001.0001/acref-9780198606413-e-6658?rskey=K2M76l&result=1&q=valens Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valens Relationships: Gratian (359-383) was a nephew of Flavius Julius Valens
Valentinian I (321-375) was a brother of Flavius Julius Valens
Valentinian II (371-392) was a nephew of Flavius Julius Valens
References in Documents:
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Valens. VOT V MULT XX in a wreath; chi-rho.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Valens. VOT V MULT X in a wreath.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Valens. Victory with a wreath in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Valens. Standing Emperor, with a labarum in his right hand and a shield in his left.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Valens. VOT V MULT X in a wreath of oak leaves.
Consolidated catalogue of 1695: The Book of the Vice-Chancellor (MacGregor, ed.) Valens. Personification of the city of Rome, helmeted and sitting on a stool, holding a Victory in her right hand and a spear in her left.
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 50 Constantius 3, Julianus 3, Valentinian 4, Valens 2, Gratian 2, Mag. Maximus 2, Eugenius 1, Arcadius 2, Honorius 1, Theodosius 1 21
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 59 Quintilius, Carausius, Constantine, Valens, Valentinian, Gratian, Arcadius, and Honorius 43
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 107 Julian 2, Jovian 2, Valentinian 1, Valens 2, Mag. Maximus 2, Victor 1 10
Sale Catalogue of Musaeum Thoresbyanum (1764) 108 Constantinus 2, Julian 4, Valens 3, Gratianus 1, Arcadius 2, Honorius 2 14
Musaeum Tradescantianum (1656) Valens.
Musaeum Tradescantianum (1656) Valens. 3.