Justina (empress)
Roman empress as the wife of Valentinian I
6 dated entries naming Justina (empress), drawn from 6 separate years between 340 CE and 391 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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4th century
- 340Justina, Roman empress and regent (approximate date)source
- 375Gratian, age 16, takes over the government at Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier), but ministers wishing to retain the loyalty of the Illyrian army fear a usurper. They proclaim Valentinian's 4-year-old son Valentinian II co-emperor with his mother, Justina, as regent. Gratian reserves for himself the administration of the Gallic provinces, and hands over Italy, Illyrium, Hispania and Africa to his stepmother, who makes Mediolanum (Milan) her residence.source
- 383August 25 – Emperor Gratian, age 24, is assassinated at Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon), leaving a young widow Laeta. Pannonia and Africa maintain their allegiance to co-emperor Valentinian II, now 12, whose mother, Justina, rules in his name.source
- 384Ambrosius refuses the request of Empress Justina for a church in Milan, where she can worship according to her Arian belief.source
- 387Magnus Maximus, usurping emperor of the West, invades Italy. Emperor Valentinian II, age 16, is forced out of Rome. He flees with his mother Justina and sisters to Thessaloniki (Thrace).source
- 391Justina, Roman empress (approximate date)source
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- Valentinian II (3)
- Italy (2)
- Africa (Roman province) (2)
- Gratian (2)
- Rome (1)
- Thrace (1)
- Thessaloniki (1)
- Magnus Maximus (1)
- Hispania (1)
- Roman province (1)
- Trier (1)
- Mediolanum (1)