VALENS

väˈlənz, c.328–378, Roman emperor of the East (364–78). Brother and coregent of Valentinian I, Valens followed in most respects his brother's policies but, unlike him, embraced Arian Christianity (see Arianism). An intolerant man, he sporadically persecuted orthodox Christians. At the beginning of his reign he put down the revolt of Procopius. He initiated warfare against the Visigoths under Athanaric and defeated them in 369. His attitude toward the Persian threat to Armenia was indecisive, but in 376 peace was made. He admitted the Visigoths under Fritigern into the empire. Dissatisfied with the Romans, they rebelled, and in 378, Valens was killed in the battle of Adrianople, in which two thirds of the Roman army was destroyed, leaving the Eastern Empire virtually defenseless. He was succeeded by Theodosius I.

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Failure of Empire: Valens and the Roman State in the Fourth Century A.D
Book by Noel Lenski; University of California Press, 2002
Subjects: Byzantine Empire--History--Valens, 364-378, Rome--History--Valentinian I, 364-375, Valens--Emperor Of The East--Ca. 328-378, Valentinian--I--Emperor Of Rome--321-375
...Armenia under Arinthaeus. 293 In addition, Valens retained a considerable praesental force...describes the military situation in 373: Valens himself remained in Mesopotamia, with...prevailed in 377, when Ammianus tells us that Valens threatened to invade Persia with three...
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The Roman Empire at Bay: AD 180-395
Book by David S. Potter; Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Power (Social Sciences)--Rome, Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
...issued by Jovian. In a sense, the reputation of Valens as a foe of the Nicene Creed is perhaps as much...reinforced local doctrinal tensions to which Valens felt that he had to respond. That Valens did not arrive on the throne with a set policy...
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Ambrose of Milan and the End of the Nicene-Arian Conflicts
Book by Daniel H. Williams; Clarendon Press, 1995
Subjects: Ambrose--Saint, Bishop of Milan--d. 397--Views on Arianism, Arianism--Italy--Milan Region--History, Milan (Italy)--Church history
...display of anti-Arianism on the part of Valens? Was there a fraus committed as Sulpicius and Jerome claim? Or was Valens only accused of deceit by later orthodox...The Athanasian tendency to depict Valens and Ursacius as villains and crypto...
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Mexico and the United States - Vol. 3
Includes: Politics, Local - Zoot Suit Riots
Book by Marshall Cavendish; Marshall Cavendish, 2003
Subjects: Mexico--Relations--United States--Encyclopedias, United States--Relations--Mexico--Encyclopedias
Valens, Ritchie The Mexican American Ritchie Valens (1941-1959) laid the foundation for Chicano rock when...time to Buddy Holly and the Big l3opper, virtually ignoring Valens. While his music remained a strong presence in the Mexican...
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The Goths in the Fourth Century
Book by Peter Heather, John Matthews; University of Liverpool Press, 1991
Subjects: Goths--History--Sources
...major engagement. Athanaric resisted Valens troops for a while, and fled after only...138-140) explicitly confirms that Valens won no major military victory over the...because such a military success was what Valens initially had in mind. One of Themistius...
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Obvious and Ordinary: Desire between Girls in Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John
Journal article by Keja Valens; Frontiers - A Journal of Women's Studies, Vol. 25, 2004
Subjects: Annie John (Novel)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
Obvious and Ordinary: Desire between Girls in Jamaica Kincaids Annie John. by Keja Valens The Antiguan girl narrator in Jamaica Kincaids 1985 novella, Annie John, announces her love for other girls and her plans to...
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Claudius, the Scripts
Journal article by John Woodrow Presley; Literature/Film Quarterly, Vol. 27, 1999
Subjects: Graves, Robert Ranke (1895-1985), History, Motion pictures, Scripts
...example, an early conversation between Valens and Messalina is deleted, making for...a scene of exposition in which she and Valens discuss their plan for revenge on Claudius...as in the earlier draft, unaware that Valens and Messalina were in love before Caligula...
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Aspects of Identity-construction and Cultural Mimicry among Dalmatian Sailors in the Roman Navy*
Journal article by Danijel Dzino; Antichthon, Vol. 44, 2010
Subjects: Construction, Identity, Sailors, Society
...inscriptions commemorating: L. Iallus Valens qui et Licca Bardi f. from Misenum...or by an unstated person (for Iallus Valens). Social status, or in this case military...almost always stated: optio (Iallus Valens), manipularius (Ravonius Celer) and...
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Chapter 9: the "delayed Synthesis": Paleobiology in the 1970s
Journal article by David Sepkoski; Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 99, 2009
Subjects: Architecture, Evolutionary biology, Journals, Society, Traditions
...Taxonomic Survivorship Curves and Van Valens Law" (Raup, 1975). This paper modified Chicago paleontologist Leigh Van Valens mathematical model of survivorship...models. Raups paper champions Van Valens work "because it is a major step...
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Style and Sensation in the Contemporary French Cinema of the Body
Journal article by Tim Palmer; Journal of Film and Video, Vol. 58, 2006
Subjects: Motion picture criticism, Motion pictures, Personal relationships, Sexuality
...as Mark Kermode, Nick James, Philippe Rouyer, and Gregory Valens literally sparred in print, damning or acclaiming the qualities of Noes feature (Kermode and lames 20-24; Valens 111-12; Rouyer 2002:113-14). One faction demanded censure...
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Rome's Dark Night of Tyranny: When the Republic Fell, Rome Entered the Dark Decline of Empire. Only after Centuries of Misery under Predominantly Tyrannical Emperors Did Rome Finally Meet Its End
Magazine article by Steve Bonta; The New American, Vol. 21, February 7, 2005
Subjects: Roman culture--Analysis, Roman culture--History
...Danube and sent envoys to the Roman emperor Valens, begging for permission to cross into...to settle in the province of Thrace. Valens, persuaded of the need for a mercenary...indecisive battles, the Roman emperor Valens himself decided to intervene. He marched...
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Friends, Romans or Countrymen? Barbarians in the Empire
Magazine article by Stephen Williams, Gerard Friell; History Today, Vol. 44, July 1994
Subjects: Barbarian invasions of Rome--History, Germanic tribes--History, Rome (Ancient)--History, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. (Empire)
...desperately petitioned the Eastern emperor Valens to be admitted as laeti, in order to survive as independent peoples. Valens agreed to the first but refused the...broke out, which was so dangerous that Valens had no alternative but to march against...
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The Battle of Chalons: In Confronting the Huns under Attila, the Man Known as "The Last Roman" Led the Remnant Forces of Western Civilization against the Rampaging Barbarian Horde
Magazine article by Charles Scaliger; The New American, Vol. 23, July 9, 2007
Subjects: Aetius, Flavius--History, Battle of Chalons, 451--History, Goths (Germanic people)--History, Huns--History
...where they asked the Eastern Roman Emperor Valens for asylum within Roman territory. Valens reluctantly granted them leave to enter the...Roman military, including the Eastern Emperor Valens. After Hadrianople, the Goths became permanent...
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Austria: Salzburg
Magazine article by Leonard Turnevicius; Opera Canada, Vol. 50, Winter 2009
Subjects: Loy, Christof, Mehta, Bejun, Musical performances, Opera, Salzburg Austria, Schafer, Christine
...enforced prostitution by the Roman governor, Valens. She escapes with the help of I )idymus...also a Christian. Didymus is brought before Valens, as Theodora turns herself in. Valens sentences them to death, and they die as martyrs...
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The Fall of Rome: Beginning in the Fourth Century, an Unprecedented Wave of Immigration Washed over the Roman Empire, Leading to the End of the Empire in the West
Magazine article by Dennis Behreandt; The New American, Vol. 22, October 30, 2006
Subjects: Goths (Germanic people)--History, Roman Empire, 30 BC-476 AD--History, Rome, Italy--History
...Antioch to plead the Goths case with Emperor Valens. The emperor considered the request and...was what Ulfilas likely thought and what Valens, the emperor, fervently hoped. It wasnt...on August 9 of that year. The Emperor Valens, tired of waiting for support from the...
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Before the Beatles, There Was Buddy; Seminal Rocker Was Well on His Way to Being Unappreciated at Time of Plane Crash
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 6, 2009
Subjects: Holly, Buddy--Criticism and interpretation, Valens, Ritchie--Criticism and interpretation
...untimely death of Mr. Holly - and Ritchie Valens and J.P. the Big Bopper Richardson...songwriter who played Mr. Holly in the 1987 Valens biopic La Bamba - notes, Mr. Holly...Winter Dance Party tour on which he, Mr. Valens and Mr. Richardson had been performing...
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THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED... Buddy Holly. the Real Story by Ellis Amburn (Virgin Books, [Pounds Sterling
Newspaper article; March 16, 1996
Subjects: Holly, Buddy, Valens, Ritchie
...Byline: Peter McKay BUDDY HOLLY, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper: names of long ago...usually in buses. The Big Bopper and Valens werent meant to be on Buddys hired Beechcraft...seats with two others on the bus. Poor Valens didnt care much for flying, except for...
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A Coin Flip That Forever Changed Music History
Newspaper article by By Gregory Harutunian; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 3, 2011
Subjects: Holly, Buddy
...crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "Big Bopper" Richardson...says he flipped the coin that determined Valens place on the tiny plane that crashed in...Tommy Allsup -- whose life was saved when Valens won -- has said he did the toss. "Tommy...
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OUR LOVE WILL NOT FADE AWAY; EXCLUSIVE Buddy Holly's Wife Tells How She'll Pay Tribute with Fans 50 Years after Tragedy
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), February 1, 2009
...claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. The tiny aircraft...Lace - and heart-throb singer Ritchie Valens, who was launching his single Donna...him. The friends tossed a coin and when Valens called correctly he boarded the doomed...
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Buddy's Widowed Bride
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 18, 2006
...two other promising performers, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper, whose real name was...doomed plane. The three young stars - Valens was only 17 - were halfway through The...musician, Tommy Allsup, flipped a coin with Valens for the last seat on the plane. Valens...
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encyclopedia articles on: Valens  - 16 results

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Valens
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VALENS va l nz, c.328 378, Roman emperor of...Brother and coregent of Valentinian I , Valens followed in most respects his brothers policies...the Romans, they rebelled, and in 378, Valens was killed in the battle of Adrianople...
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Fritigern
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...thus gained the support of Emperor Valens . Fleeing the invading Huns, Fritigern was given permission (376) by Valens to cross the Danube and enter Roman...in 378 Fritigern defeated and killed Valens at the battle of Adrianople. The Goths...
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Visigoths
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...involved in the revolt (366) of Procopius. Until 369 Emperor Valens waged war successfully against the Visigoths, who were led...Visigothic settlers soon rose in revolt. Opposed by Emperor Valens at Adrianople in 378, the Goths won a decisive victory. They...
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Jovian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of Constantinople. After a reign of only eight months Jovian died and was succeeded by the joint emperors Valentinian I and Valens. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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Valentinian I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...military rank under Julian and Jovian. After the death of Jovian, Valentinian was proclaimed emperor; he appointed his brother Valens coregent in the East. Valentinian defeated the Alemanni several times, and his general Theodosius successfully defended the...
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