WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE
Valentinian II - Roman
Emperor: 375-392 A.D.
Bronze AE4 Nummus
Obverse: pearl-diademed, draped and
cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: Camp gate with two turrets and star
above.
A military camp or bivouac is a
semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a
military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or
operations , and often have the form of large campsites . In the Roman era the
military camp had highly stylized parameters and served an entire legion
Flavius Valentinianus (371 – 15 May 392),
known usually by his anglicised name, Valentinian II, was a Roman Emperor from
375 to 392.
Flavius Valentinianus was born to Emperor
Valentinian I and his second wife, Justina . He was the half-brother of
Valentinian’s other son, Gratian , who had shared the imperial title with his
father since 367. He had three sisters Galla , Grata and Justa. The elder
Valentinian died on campaign in Pannonia in 375. Neither Gratian (then in Trier)
nor his uncle Valens (emperor for the East) were consulted by the army
commanders on the scene. Instead of merely acknowledging Gratian as his father’s
successor, Valentinian I’s generals acclaimed the four-year old boy augustus on
22 November 375. The army may have been uneasy about Gratian's lack of military
ability, and so raised a boy who would not immediately aspire to military
command.
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