Valentinian II

or Valentinianus II

noun

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

Valentinian II

noun

1. Valentinian II371392MRomanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 371–392 ad , emperor of the Western Roman Empire (375–392), reigning jointly with his half brother Gratian until 383

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Besides these were an Arch of Tiberius, erected by Claudius; a Temple of Hadrian and Basilica of Matidia, built by Antoninus Pius, in honour of his predecessors; the Temple and Arch of Marcus Aurelius, near the site of the present Palazzo Chigi; and an Arch of Gratian, Valentinian II., and Theodosius.

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

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This primal oratory was enlarged into a basilica in 386 by the emperors Valentinian II. and Theodosius.

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

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We learn, partly from the history of St. Ambrose, partly from other documents, that the sons and successors of Valentinian I., Gratian, and Valentinian II., as well as the mother and guardian of the latter, the widowed empress Justina, when in Italy held their court chiefly at Milan and Aquileia.

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