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Valens
Valens , c.328-378, Roman emperor of the East (364-78). Brother and coregent of Valentinian I , Valens followed in most respects his brother's policies but, unlike him, embraced Arian Christianity (see Arianism ). An intolerant man, he sporadically persecuted orthodox Christians. At the beginning ... Read more
Túy
Túy , town (1990 pop. 16,248), Pontevedra prov., NW Spain, in Galicia, on the Miño River, opposite the Portuguese town of Valença do Minho. The capital of the Visigothic King Witiza (early 8th cent.), Túy played later an important role in the wars between Castile and Port... Read more
Jovian
Jovian (Flavius Claudius Jovianus) , c.331-364, Roman emperor (363-64). The commander of the imperial guard under Julian the Apostate in his Persian campaign, Jovian was proclaimed emperor by the soldiers when Julian was killed. He made a humiliating peace with Shapur II of Persia. He returned... Read more
Edirne
Edirne , formerly Adrianople , city (1990 pop. 102,325), capital of Edirne prov., NW Turkey, in Thrace. It is the commercial center for a farm region where grains, fruits, and tobacco are grown and cattle and sheep are raised. The city was founded (c.AD 125) by Hadrian, the Roman emperor, on the ... Read more
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly 1936-59, American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, b. Lubbock, Tex., as Charles Hardin Holley. He performed country and western music while a teenager, but influenced by black rhythm and blues and by Elvis Presley he switched to the rock 'n' roll in the mid-1950s. His band, the... Read more
Visigoths
Visigoths (West Goths), division of the Goths, one of the most important groups of Germans . Having settled in the region W of the Black Sea in the 3d cent. AD, the Goths soon split into two divisions, the Ostrogoths and the Visigoths. In the Roman Empire By the 4th cent. the Visigoths... Read more
Saint Athanasius
Saint Athanasius , c.297-373, patriarch of Alexandria (328-73), Doctor of the Church, great champion of orthodoxy during the Arian crisis of the 4th cent. (see Arianism ). In his youth, as secretary to Bishop Alexander, he took part in the christological debate against Arius at the Council of Nicae... Read more
Theodosius I
Theodosius I or Theodosius the Great, 346?-395, Roman emperor of the East (379-95) and emperor of the West (394-95), son of Theodosius , the general of Valentinian I. He became (375) military governor of Moesia, but following the execution (376) of his father he retired to Spain. He remained t... Read more
Rulers of the Roman Empire
Rulers of the Roman Empire Rulers of the Roman Empire ( including dates of reign ) Augustus, grandnephew of Julius Caesar, 27 BC-AD 14 Tiberius, stepson of Augustus, AD 14-AD 37 Caligula, grandnephew of Tiberius, 37-41 Claudius, uncle of Calig... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Valens"

Ritchie Valens
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Ritchie Valens In a recording career that spanned less...released during his lifetime, Ritchie Valens (1941-1959), born Richard Steven Valenzuela...and J. P. Richardson (The Big Bopper). Valens's music is admired for his gritty proto-pu... Read more
Valens
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...of the East (364-78). Brother and coregent of Valentinian I , Valens followed in most respects his brother's policies but, unlike...empire. Dissatisfied with the Romans, they rebelled, and in 378, Valens was killed in the battle of Adrianople, in which two thirds... Read more
Fritigern
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and thus gained the support of Emperor Valens . Fleeing the invading Huns, Fritigern was given permission (376) by Valens to cross the Danube and enter Roman...in 378 Fritigern defeated and killed Valens at the battle of Adrianople. The Goths... Read more
Athanaric
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , d. 381, Visigothic chieftain. He led the Visigoths against Emperor Valens and negotiated a favorable peace in 369. A pagan, he persecuted the Christians, and, possibly for that reason, he was involved... Read more
Eutropius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition , fl. 4th cent. AD, Roman historian, a protégé of the emperors Julian and Valens. His Breviarium ab urbe condita (10 books) is a summary of Roman history. Read more
Rulers of the Byzantine Empire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Emperor (or Empress) Dates of Reign Constantine I (the Great) 330-37 Constantius 337-61 Julian (the Apostate) 361-63 Jovian 363-64 Valens 364-78 Theodosius I (the Great) 379-95 Arcadius 395-408 Theodosius II 408-50 Marcian 450-57 Leo I (the Great or the Thracian... Read more
Valentinian I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...military rank under Julian and Jovian. After the death of Jovian, Valentinian was proclaimed emperor; he appointed his brother Valens coregent in the East. Valentinian defeated the Alemanni several times, and his general Theodosius successfully defended the... Read more
Valentinian II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Valentinian I. Upon the death of his father, he was proclaimed emperor with his brother Gratian as coregent. After the death (378) of Valens , Gratian made Theodosius I ruler in the East. Valentinian's reign during his minority was troubled by the religious struggle... Read more
Gratian
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Spain as his own share of the empire and acted as guardian for Valentinian in Italy, Illyricum, and Africa. After the death of Valens (378), he made Theodosius I emperor of the East. Gratian fought successfully against the barbarians. He appointed St. Ambrose... Read more
Theodosius I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...he retired to Spain. He remained there until Emperor Gratian chose him to rule the East after the defeat and death (378) of Valens in the battle of Adrianople. Theodosius, whom Gratian made co-augustus in 379, took up arms against the Visigoths , who were... Read more

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Valens
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Valens (4th cent.), Bp. of Mursa (modern Osijek). With Ursacius , he was an Arian leader in the W. Pupils of Arius , they became bitter enemies of St Athanasius . They attacked him or adopted a more compromising position in accordance with changes in the policy of the Emp. Constantius. Read more
Ursacius
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Ursacius ( fl. 335–71), Bp. of Singidunum (Belgrade). With Valens (q.v.), a leader of the Arians in the West. Read more
Valentine
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Valentine ♂, occasionally ♀ English form of the Latin name Valentinus , a derivative of valens ‘healthy, strong’. This was the name of a Roman martyr of the 3rd century, whose feast is celebrated on 14 February... Read more
Gelasius
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...395), Bp. of Caesarea in Palestine from c. 367. As a convinced Nicene, he was ousted from his see for a time in the reign of Valens. He wrote a continuation of the ‘Ecclesiastical History’ of Eusebius , a treatise against the Anomoeans , and... Read more
Adrianople, Battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Adrianople, Battle of (9 August 378 AD) The Roman city of Adrianople, 480 km (300 miles) west of Constantinople, was the scene of the defeat of the Roman forces by the VISIGOTHS . Emperor Valens, who had hoped to prevent the Gothic invasion of the Roman empire, was killed. Read more
Lobos, Los
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Hispanic culture for decades. Ritchie Valens was the first East L.A. artist to become...died." Ironically, it took a film about Valens's brief career, La Bamba (1987), to bring...single's extraordinary success exceeded Valens's original, which had only reached number... Read more
Valencia
Book article from: Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names ...the Roman name, Valentia Edetanorum ‘Fortified Town of the Edetani’, came from the tribal name and the Latin valens ‘strong’ or ‘powerful’. The Arabic name was Medina bu‐Tarab ‘City of Joy’.2... Read more
Basil, St, ‘the Great’
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...near Neocaesarea in 358; he left his retirement only when called upon by his bishop to defend orthodoxy against the Arian Emp. Valens. In 370 he became Bp. of Caesarea in Cappadocia. This office involved him in controversies with the extreme Arian party led... Read more
Visigoths
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the Danube to them. Competition over land with the migrating HUNS drove them south in 376 and they defeated the Roman emperor Valens at Adrianople. A treaty of alliance followed but on the death of THEODOSIUS they ravaged the empire and Rome itself under the... Read more

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Pride of Pacoima.(induction of Ritchie Valens into Rock and Hall of Fame)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 3/26/2001; 126 words ; ...to the induction of favorite son Ritchie Valens into the Rock and Hall of Fame. Family and friends of Valens, who was just 17 when he died in the 1959...previous snubs. In celebration, The Ritchie Valens Fan Club and the Los Angeles Department... Read more
Reintroducing the harmony guitar line: harmony, the world's most popular guitar brand for close to a century, is coming back with a faithful reissue of the famous Ritchie Valens model.(BRINGING BACK THE PAST)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 2/1/2008; 700+ words ; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ritchie Valens' first guitar was a forest-green Harmony H44 Stratotone, a model...that is. Winter NAMM 2008, which falls just short of 49 years since Valens' passing, will mark the reissue of the H44 and several of the other... Read more
Laurus-Valens.(WHO'S NEWS)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 2/27/2008; 114 words ; Dennis Pollack, senior managing director at Laurus-Valens announced that Kendall Raine has joined LaurusValens as a...strategic and capital markets initiatives. Prior to joining Laurus-Valens, Mr. Raine served as managing director in the Investment Banking... Read more
EGYPT: TWO GOLD COINS OF BYZANTINE EMPEROR VALENS UNEARTHED.
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 4/15/2008; 59 words ; ...Hosni said that the Supreme Council of Antiquities mission unearthed in South Sinai two rare gold coins of the Byzantine Emperor Valens during its exacavations in Sail Al-Toffaha area.Dr. Zahi Hawas, the Secretary General of theSPA highlighted the event, saying... Read more
Hall: the Valley Industry & Commerce Association's Hall of Fame will grow this year to include Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn, Gelson's, Pierce College, Spectrolab and Ritchie Valens.(SAN FERNANDO VALLEY: Sherman Oaks)
Magazine article from: San Fernando Valley Business Journal; 5/11/2009; 147 words ; ...sociation's Hall of Fame will grow this year to include Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn, Gelson's, Pierce College, Spectrolab and Ritchie Valens. VICA created this award in 2008 to recognize individuals, businesses and other community organizations that have been responsible... Read more
Buddy, Ritchie and Bopper live again at tribute concert.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 2/9/2009; 513 words ; ...celebrity impersonators Brian Best, Ernie Valens and Scott Walker served up some very sincere...honor early rockers Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper in a concert titled Buddy, Bopper, & Valens: Their Last Show - 50 Years Later!! The... Read more
DIGEST.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 12/12/2007; 219 words ; ...of vaccine test results and pay certain debt. Valens Offshore SPV II Corp. and Valens U.S. SPV I LLC, investment funds associated with...become due in June 2008. Biovest also granted the Valens funds royalties of 7 percent of worldwide net... Read more
Musical ground well-covered by Sunshine Records.
Newspaper article from: Wind Speaker; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...couple of songs are reminiscent of Ritchie Valens-via Lou Diamond Phillips and Los Lobos...sound and publicity stills both scream Valens a bit too much to be a blind coincidence...these are not bad things considering Valens' contributions to music and attitudes... Read more
Poised for progress: national chains eye Pacoima as path to hispanic market.(San Fernando Valley)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 2/23/2004; ; 700+ words ; POOR Pacoima. For decades, the birthplace of the legendary Richie Valens, has been the butt of late-night comics or at the center of gang-related violence--a gritty urban enclave that remains one of the... Read more
Reel in the resources: government agencies provide training, funding to push business owners to the next level.(BUSINESS TOOLS)
Magazine article from: Black Enterprise; 6/1/2008; ; 655 words ; SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS NEED TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE, says Lauren R. Beard, president of Valens Marketing & Consulting Group L.L.C., a Silver Spring, Maryland-based consulting and marketing firm with services that include helping... Read more