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Definition of valens in Turkish Turkish dictionary
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Definition of valens in English English dictionary
- born AD 328 died Aug. 9, 378 Eastern Roman emperor (364-378). His older brother, Valentinian I, appointed Valens to be coemperor and assigned him to rule the eastern part of the empire, while Valentinian took the throne in the West. An Arian Christian, Valens persecuted Catholics and waged war on the pagan Procopius (366), the Visigoths (367-369), and the Persians ( 376). When the Visigoths again rebelled against the Romans, Valens's poor tactics led to his defeat and death in the great Battle of Adrianople
- (d 378) Roman emperor, elevated in 364 by his brother Valentinian I, the western emperor, to rule the east He was an Arian, and intolerant He permitted the Visigoths to enter the empire, and was killed by them at Adrianople
- or Valanus Mercury was the son of Valens and Phoronis This Mercury is called Trophonius in the regions under the earth (Cicero De Nat Deorum, iii 22 ) “Ciclinius [Mercury] riding in his hirachee Fro Venus V'lanus might this palais see ” Chaucer: Compl of Mars and Venus