Valentinian
Also known as: Emperor Valentinian · Family: Roman Empire · Role: emperor · First appears: Book I · Chap. IX
Valentinian was the brother of Gratian, and had earlier reigned with his uncle Valens. Expelled from Italy, he fled into the East, where Theodosius received him “with fatherly affection” and soon restored him to the empire. At Aquileia, Valentinian and Theodosius captured Maximus, who was put to death.
In 449, Marcian was made emperor with Valentinian and ruled the empire for seven years. Not long after, Valentinian and his mother, Placidia, honourably received Germanus, while Valentinian was murdered by the followers of Aetius, the patrician whom he had put to death.
Relationship record
Life events
- Valentinian, expelled from Italy, fled into the East.(Book I · Chap. IX · 📍 the East)
- “His brother, the Emperor Valentinian, expelled from Italy, fled into the East”
- Theodosius received Valentinian with fatherly affection and restored him to the empire.(Book I · Chap. IX · 📍 the East)
- With: Theodosius
- “where he was entertained by Theodosius with fatherly affection, and soon restored to the empire”
- Theodosius and Valentinian captured Maximus at Aquileia and put him to death.(Book I · Chap. IX · 📍 Aquileia)
- With: Theodosius Maximus
- “for Maximus the tyrant, being shut up in Aquileia, was there taken by them and put to death.”
- 449 · Marcian was made emperor jointly with Valentinian and ruled the empire for seven years.(Book I · Chap. XV)
- With: Marcian
- “Marcian, the forty-sixth from Augustus, being made emperor with Valentinian, ruled the empire seven years.”
- c. 449 · Valentinian was murdered by followers of Aetius, whom Valentinian had executed.(Book I · Chap. XXI)
- With: Aetius
- “Not long after, Valentinian was murdered by the followers of Aetius, the patrician, whom he had put to death,”
Book I · Chap. IX
- siblings with Gratian “though he had long before reigned with his uncle Valens, and his brother Valentinian”
- with Theodosius (Theodosius received and restored Valentinian.) “His brother, the Emperor Valentinian, expelled from Italy, fled into the East, where he was entertained by Theodosius with fatherly affection, and soon restored to the empire”
- enemies with Maximus (The pronoun “them” refers to Valentinian and Theodosius.) “for Maximus the tyrant, being shut up in Aquileia, was there taken by them and put to death”
Book I · Chap. XV
- with Marcian (Co-emperors.) “Marcian, the forty-sixth from Augustus, being made emperor with Valentinian, ruled the empire seven years.”
Book I · Chap. XXI
- parent: Placidia (Placidia was Valentinian's mother.) “Valentinian and his mother, Placidia”
- with Germanus (Valentinian received Germanus honourably.) “where, after being very honourably received by Valentinian and his mother, Placidia, he departed hence to Christ”
- with Aetius (Valentinian had Aetius put to death.) “Valentinian was murdered by the followers of Aetius, the patrician, whom he had put to death”
- with Germanus (Valentinian received Germanus honourably.) “where, after being very honourably received by Valentinian and his mother, Placidia, he departed hence to Christ”
- enemies with Aetius (Valentinian had put Aetius to death, and Aetius's followers later murdered Valentinian.) “Valentinian was murdered by the followers of Aetius, the patrician, whom he had put to death”
Book V · Chap. XXIV · part 1
- with Marcian (They were made emperors together.) “Marcian being made emperor with Valentinian, reigned seven years.”
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Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.