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Valentinian II

American  
Or Valentinianus II

noun

  1. a.d. c371–392, emperor of the Western Roman Empire 375–392.


Valentinian II British  

noun

  1. 371–392 ad , emperor of the Western Roman Empire (375–392), reigning jointly with his half brother Gratian until 383

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The latter now succeeded to the government of the West, although the army also acclaimed as emperor his four-year-old brother, Valentinian II.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly

Valentinian II, Emperor, 20; expelled from Italy, 20; restored, 20; kills Maximus, 20.

From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert

Hearing that her daughter Eudoxia, wife of Valentinian II.,

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

In the West Valentinian had been succeeded by his sons Gratian and Valentinian II.

From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir

Death of Valentinian I; he is succeeded by his son Gratian and Valentinian II, his infant brother.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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