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During his reign he had to solve the theological problems introduced during the reign of Julian. He removed the Arian bishops and reaffirmed the Nicene Creed. He also faced a rebellion from Procopius, a relative of Julian on his mother's side, who was believed to have a better claim to the throne. Following months of army units and cities in Thrace and Asia Minor switching sides, Valens managed to defeat his army at Thyatria in Lydia in 366, and Procopius was executed on May 27 of the same year.
The Goths themselves were displaced by invasions from the Huns around 376. They sought refuge within the borders of the empire, and when Valens refused they crossed to the Roman side of the Danube RiverFor other uses of "Danube", see Danube (disambiguation). The Danube ( Esperanto Danubo Bulgarian Dunav German Donau Greek Ister Hungarian Duna Latin Danuvius or Danubius Romanian Dunare Serbian and Croatian Dunav Slovak Dunaj Ukrainian Dunay is the second anyway. In 378 Valens led an army to meet the Goths at Adrianople, but was completely defeated; Valens himself was among those killed.
| Preceded by JovianJovian as an adjective (from Latin Jovis means "related or pertaining to Jupiter" — either the planet or the Roman god. Jovian (c. 332 February 17, 364) was also a soldier elected Roman Emperor by the army on June 26, 363 upon the death of Julian. The lat | Roman Emperor with Valentinian I, GratianFlavius Gratianus Augustus ( April 18/ May 23, 359 August 25, 383), known as Gratian was a Roman emperor from 375 to 383. He was the son of Valentinian I by Severa and was born at Sirmium in Pannonia. On August 4, 367 he received from his father the title and Valentinian IIValentinian II ( 371 392) was elevated as Roman emperor of the West at the age of four in 375, along with his half-brother Gratian who was seventeen. They made Milan their home; and the empire was nominally divided between them, Gratian taking the trans-A | Succeeded by GratianFlavius Gratianus Augustus ( April 18/ May 23, 359 August 25, 383), known as Gratian was a Roman emperor from 375 to 383. He was the son of Valentinian I by Severa and was born at Sirmium in Pannonia. On August 4, 367 he received from his father the title and Valentinian IIValentinian II ( 371 392) was elevated as Roman emperor of the West at the age of four in 375, along with his half-brother Gratian who was seventeen. They made Milan their home; and the empire was nominally divided between them, Gratian taking the trans-A |