| Valerius Valens | |||||
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| Emperor of Roman Empire | |||||
| Reign | December 316 - March 1 317 (co-emperor with Licinius) | ||||
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Aurelius Valerius Valens (d. 317) was Roman emperor from December 316 to March 1 317. Valens had previously been dux limitis in Dacia, but this is all we know of him, due to the brevity of his reign.
In the first civil war between Licinius and Constantine I a truce had been made on October 8 314. However, early in December 316, knowing the truce would not last much longer, Licinius appointed Valens as co-emperor to show Constantine he had lost patience with him.
After Licinius's defeat at Campus Ardiensis on March 1 317, Constantine forced Licinius to execute Valens, which happened sometime later.
Licinius would use the same trick (with just as little success) in the second civil war with Constantine by appointing Martinianus co-emperor.
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