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Valens
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Va·lens  (vlnz, -lnz) a.d. 328?-378.
Emperor of Rome in the East (364-378) who ruled in conjunction with his brother Valentinian I in the West.
Valens [ˈveɪlɛnz]
n
(Biographies / Valens (?328-378) M, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) ?328-378 ad, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire (364-378); appointed by his elder brother Valentinian I, emperor of the Western Empire
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