| LC control no. | nr 95046637 |
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| Personal name heading | Valentinian II, Emperor of Rome, 371-392 |
| Variant(s) | Valentinianus II, Emperor of Rome, 371-392 Valentinianus, Flavius II, Emperor of Rome, 371-392 Flavius Valentinianus II, Emperor of Rome, 371-392 |
| Found in | Relatio ad Gratianum et Valentinianum imperatores directa, 1994: CLCLT-2, user's guide New Encycl. Brit.: v. 12, p. 243 (Valentinian II; Latin form, Flavius Valentinianus; b. Treveri, Belgica, 371; d. at Vienne, 5/15/392; Roman emperor from 375 to 392) Oxford class. dict., 2nd ed.: p. 1105 (Valentinian II, Roman emperor, 375-392; elevated to the emperorship by the troops at Aquincum 375 without the consent of Gratian; found dead, perhaps murdered at Vienne, 392) Der Kleine Pauly : "Valentinianus", #3 (Flavius Valentinianus, II; emperor of Rome, 375-392; b. autumn 371, in Trier?, declared emperor in 375 in Aquincum; became prefect of Italy, Illyricum and Africa; d. 5/15/392) Dict. of Greek and Roman biog. and mythology, 1967: v. 3, p. 1210-1211 (Valentinianus II, Roman emperor, 375-392; son of Valentinianus I and Justina; proclaimed emperor by the army 375; his older brother Gratian assented to the choice and the Western Empire was divided, Valentinianus receiving Italy, Illyricum and Africa, though in fact the division remained nominal; d. 5/15/392, probably at the order of Arbogast, regent of Gaul) |
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