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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

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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...P. Richardson (The Big Bopper). Valens's music is admired for his gritty proto...
Valens
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Valens , c.328-378, Roman emperor of the East...Brother and coregent of Valentinian I , Valens followed in most respects his brother...the Romans, they rebelled, and in 378, Valens was killed in the battle of Adrianople...
Fritigern
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...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...
Visigoths
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...involved in the revolt (366) of Procopius. Until 369 Emperor Valens waged war successfully against the Visigoths, who were led...Visigothic settlers soon rose in revolt. Opposed by Emperor Valens at Adrianople in 378, the Goths won a decisive victory. They...
Eutropius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Julian was killed, Eutropius served under the eastern emperor Valens. Over the next several years, he held many different and very...Condita to approximately 370 AD. He was serving under the emperor Valens, who commissioned the work. The books are dedicated to this...
Rulers of the Byzantine Empire
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...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...
Buddy Holly
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...solo career ended when he died in a plane crash while on tour. Killed with him were two other popular young rockers, Richie Valens and J. P. Richardson (the Big Bopper). Holly, who influenced many in later generations of rock artists, was among the...
Saint Athanasius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Council of Constantinople in 381. Athanasius was restored briefly in 362, only to be quickly exiled by Julian and again by Valens (365). The climate was changing, however, and by 366 Athanasius was secure in his see, where he remained the spokesman...
Childhood and Childrearing
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...Some ancient authors believed that children had their own guardian angels, and in 374 the Christian emperors Valentinian, Valens, and Gratian made the common Roman practice of infanticide a capital offense. On the other hand, many of the church fathers...
St. Athanasius
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...than 4 decades of opposition to Arianism he lived his last 7 years as bishop of Alexandria under the vigorously Arian emperor Valens; the Emperor feared the populace would revolt if he were to take further measures against their bishop. Athanasius' positive...

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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...
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...Ironically, it took a film about Valens's brief career, La Bamba (1987...single's extraordinary success exceeded Valens's original, which had only reached...
Abū Maʿshar Al-Balkhī, Jaʿfar Ibn Muḥammad
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...and theurgy as preserved in Buzurjmihr , Andarzghar, Zaradusht, the Z ī j al-Sh ā h , Dorotheus, and Valens; upon a Sanskrit Greco-Indian tradition in astrology and astronomy from var ā hamihira, Kanaka, the Sindhind...
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...
Al-Qabīṣī, Abū Al-Ṣaqr ‘Abd Al-‘Azīz Ibn ‘Uthmān Ibn ‘Alī
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...x12B; , the Indians, Ptolemy, Dorotheus of Sidon, M ā sh ā ’ allah. Hermes Trismegistus, and Valens. Although completely lacking in originality, it was highly valued as a textbook. There are many Arabic manuscripts (including...
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.
Basil, St, ‘the Great’
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...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...
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.
Gelasius
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...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...

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VALENS' SUPPORTERS SEEK NOMINATION TO HALL OF FAME;BANDS TO HONOR LATINO POP STAR.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 5/9/1997; 700+ words ; ...Villarreal Daily News Staff Writer Ritchie Valens, the rock 'n' roll legend behind the...on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Now, Valens' family, friends and a record company...this weekend's third annual Ritchie Valens May Festival at Ritchie Valens Recreation...
VALENS' MUSIC LIVES ON; PACOIMA NATIVE MADE THE VALLEY AND THE NATION SING.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 7/20/1999; 700+ words ; ...Andres Staff Writer Like a meteor, Ritchie Valens' life was bright and brief. But Valens, born Richard Steven Valenzuela, left an impact...Pacoima bears his name, and a campaign to get Valens into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is stronger...
Profile: Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba" one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 7/15/2000; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Profile: Ritchie Valens' La Bamba one of the 100 most important...audience. That teen-ager, Ritchie Valens, was made famous. La Bamba is on NPR...words of a very old folk song that Ritchie Valens made a rock 'n' roll classic. (Soundbite...
FANS' LOVE OF VALENS BURNS ON.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 5/8/1998; 700+ words ; ...Staff Writer Like his 1950s rock idol Ritchie Valens, Jim Wegner has always had a fear of flying...anxiety is worth it for Wegner, 34, a die-hard Valens fan who comes west to visit Valens' hometown for the fourth annual Ritchie Valens...
Funai Electric and Valens Semiconductor to Demonstrate HDBaseT(TM) Technology at IFA Conference in Berlin; Technology Enables the Distribution of Multimedia Content in the High-Growth HD Home Entertainment Market.(Conference news)
News Wire article from: Marketwire Canada; 8/24/2009; 700+ words ; ...24, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Valens Semiconductor and Funai Electric will jointly demonstrate Valens's HDBaseT(TM) technology for advanced...entertainment consumer electronics products. Valens's VS100 chip will be activated to connect...
PRIDE OF PACOIMA VALENS NEXT TO JOIN ROCK'S HALL OF FAME.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 12/13/2000; 700+ words ; ...age 17, rock 'n' roll pioneer Ritchie Valens won the honor Tuesday his fans had long...fans and musicians to get Pacoima-born Valens named to the prestigious Hall of Fame...Considered the first Latino rocker, Valens is best known for the classic rock songs...
COUSIN TO PAY TRIBUTE TO VALENS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 2/4/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...County, NJ) 02-04-1999 COUSIN TO PAY TRIBUTE TO VALENS -- HE'LL SING AT SITE OF FINAL CONCERT By RICHARD...Also in 2 Star P, 1 Star Early Biographical: LEE VALENS Lee Valens remembers hearing his cousin, Ritchie Valens, singing...
`La Bamba': Reviving The Legend;Los Lobos, Rhino Recall Ritchie Valens' Brilliance
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/22/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...n' roll legends, the recorded legacy of Ritchie Valens is slight. Valens had only been recording for about six months when...killed Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper. Nonetheless, Valens' legend would be secure if it rested wholly on his...
ROCKIN' ROLE MODEL PACOIMA PARTY PAYS TRIBUTE TO VALENS.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 3/26/2001; 700+ words ; ...music festival Sunday to honor Ritchie Valens, the late musical icon who grew up in...celebration, with acquaintances and members of Valens' family present to pay homage to the...La Bamba'' famous around the world. Valens' tragic death in a plane crash on Feb...
The Reveries of Valens' Donna; In `La Bamba,' Echoes for the Girl in the Song
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/4/1987; ; 700+ words ; ...the road. "I had a girl," Ritchie Valens crooned, "Donna was her name...already recognized it. It was the same song Valens had sung to her over the telephone a year...months later when the 17-year-old Valens died in the same plane crash that killed...