Valentinian II

Valentinian II: emperor of the Roman world (r.375-392).

Names:

Autumn 371: Valentinianus
22 November 375: Valentinianus Augustus
15 May 392: murdered by his general Arbogast

Successor of: Valentinian I

Relatives:

father: Valentinian I
mother: Justina

Main deeds:

c.370 Valentinian I marries to Justina, widow of Magnentius^note
375 Death of Valentinian I; Gratian succeeds him; Valentinian II proclaimed emperor too; he rules in Italy
376 Consul (with Valens V); Gratian in Rome
378 Consul II (with Valens VI); Valens defeated and killed in action by Fritigern's Tervingi at Adrianople; Theodosius I made emperor in the east
379 Valentinian II recognizes Theodosius
382 The altar of Victoria removed from the Curia Julia; first senatorial deputation, to Gratian
383 Revolt of Magnus Maximus; Gratian captured by Andragathius, an officer of Magnus; executed
384 Valentinian meets Theodosius I; second senatorial deputation about the altar of Victoria in the Curia, to Valentinian II
386 Edict in favor of the Arians; conflict with Ambrose of Milan
387 Consul III (with Eutropius); Magnus Maximus invades Italy; Valentinian flees to Theodosius in Thessaloniki; Theodosius marries Galla
388 Reconquest of Italy; Edict against heretics; death of Justina; reconquest of Italy; restoration of Valentinian II; third senatorial deputation about the altar of Victoria in the Curia, to Theodosius
388/389: Winter in Milan (with Theodosius)
389, 13 June: Theodosius, Valentinian II, and the four-year-old Honorius visit Rome
389 Arbogast defeats the Franks; Theodosius visits Rome
390 Consul IV (with Flavius Neoterius)
391 In Gaul
392 Fourth senatorial deputation about the altar of Victoria in the Curia, to Valentinian II
392, 15 May: Valentinian is killed by Arbogast, who supports the usurper Eugenius (suicide is possible)

Contemporary events

387 Baptism of Augustine

Succeeded by: Eugenius, Theodosius I