Valentinien Ier

Valentinien Ier ( Flavius Valentinianus ) (321 - November 17th 375), Roman Co-emperor (364 - 375) with its younger brother Valens (364 - 378).

With died of the emperor Jovien (363-364), there was no question of giving him for successor his son Varronien, but as with died on the emperor Julien, an assembly of senior officials and officers, with Nicée, deliberated on the choice on the emperor (February 20th, 364). It indicated Valentinien ( Flavius Valentinianus ), wire of an officer of origin pannonienne arrived to the rank of governor of province, and itself, like at one time Jovien, officer of the house of the emperor. The army asking him to immediately associate a colleague, it indicated, with Nicomédie, (March 28th, 364), his/her younger brother Valens (Flavius Valens), simple Protector , under Jovien, which for its part accepted the East with Constantinople for capital, while Valentinien took the Occident with Milan for residence. August 24th 367 Valentinien, which had just been seriously sick proclaimed emperor with Amiens his son Gratien ( Flavius Gratianus ), who became Auguste at 8 years.

Valentinien delivered the Gaulle Alamans, rebuilt the fortifications of the the Rhine and reinforced the Gallic army. It took as capital Trier, into 367. Its large general Théodose Old the, took again the province of Brittany, invaded by the barbarians of Scotland, of Ireland and Germanic. In Africa, it had to face the revolt of Firmus (373-375), which occupied Césarée and which was killed by Théodose the old one.

One owes him a law which prohibits the unions with the barbarians (370), for the protection of the race. It was not persecuting with regard to the Christians. It maintained a sincere Christian faith, but with the concern of maintaining with regard to the Christian clergy the rights superior of the State. It confirmed in 373 the election of Ambroise with évêché of Milan and intervened in the disorders which took place at the time of the election of the pope Damase I [{{er}}]] ([[366]]). He died in [[Pannonia]] where had called it a war against [[Quades]] and them [[Sarmates]] (November [[375]]). == to also see == ===Liens interns=== * [[late Antiquity]] {{Roman Emperor| Dynastie= [[Valentinien|Valentiniens]] | Avant= [[Jovien]] ([[363]] - [[364]]) | Actuel= ''' Valentinien Ier ''' ([[364]] - [[375]])
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