Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 30.10.4

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[4] Accordingly, after Merobaudes turned back, the matter of succession was carefully considered and the plan was unfolded that the boy Valentinianus,¹ son of the deceased emperor and then four years old, should be summoned and given a share in the rule. He was at the time a hundred miles distant, living with his mother Justina² at the country house called Murocincta.

Res Gestae. Ammianus Marcellinus. John C. Rolfe (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1935-1940.

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History (English) (Ammianus Marcellinus. Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation, Vols. I-III. Rolfe, John C., translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; W. Heinemann, 1935-1940 (printing).)

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[4] Reverso itaque Merobaude, altiore cura prospectum, expedite consilio, Valentinianus puer defuncti filius tum quadrimus, vocaretur in imperium cooptandus, centesimo lapide disparatus, degensque cum Iustina lustina matre in villa, quam Murocinctam appellant.

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1. This Valentinianus is not to be confounded with another boy of the same name, then nine years old and the son of Valens, although the ancient writers often confuse them. This Valentinian, son of the emperor of the same name, met a violent death in 392, according to Hieronymus.

2. According to Zos. iv. 43, she was formerly the wife of Magnentius. Cerealis was her brother.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 30.10.4

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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