Valentinian I

[ val-uhn-tin-ee-uhn ]

noun

1. a.d. 321?–375, emperor of Western Roman Empire 364–375.

Valentinian I

/ ˌvælənˈtɪnɪən; ˌvælənˌtɪnɪˈeɪnəs /

noun

1. Valentinian I321375MRomanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 321–375 ad , emperor of the Western Roman Empire (364–375); appointed his brother Valens to rule the Eastern Empire

Example Sentences

Valentinian I. is said to have emulated Ausonius in licentious poetry.

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The long impending division into two parts took place under Valentinian I., in the year of his accession, 364.

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We have seen that, at the accession of the Emperor Valentinian I. in A.D.

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Constantine made the State assume the charge of feeding and rearing the children of the destitute, lest their parents should be tempted to cast them forth to perish in the old fashion, and Valentinian I. in 374 assimilated infanticide to other forms of murder, and made it a capital offence.

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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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