Valentinus (usurper)
Valentinus († 368 ) was a Roman usurper against Emperor Valentinian I.
The Pannonian Valentinus was sentenced to death in 368 for a (not recorded) crime, but at the request of his brother-in-law Maximinus, he was pardoned by the Emperor Valentinian and exiled to Britain . There Valentinus gathered other exiles around him and instigated a conspiracy, which was also joined by local troop leaders. The emperor sent his magister equitum Theodosius , who put down the rebellion as part of a larger-scale campaign against insurgent Picts , Scots and Saxons . Valentinus and his followers were given to the new Dux Britanniarum Dulcitius and executed.
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- Ammianus Marcellinus , Res Gestae 28.3
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valentinus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Valentinianus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman usurper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century or 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 368 |