Valentinian II

Names:

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

Relatives:

• father: Valentinian I
• mother: Justina

• 375 Death of Valentinian I; Gratianus succeeds him; Valentinian II proclaimed emperor too; he rules in Italy
• 376 Consul (with Valens V); Gratianus in Rome
• 378 Consul II (with Valens VI); Valens defeated by the Visigoths; 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 Gratianus
• 383 Revolt of Magnus Maximus; Gratianus 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 Thessalonica; 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)

• 387 Conversion of Augustine