About Valerius
Lived 450 – 499 (aged 48–49). Valerius was a Byzantine politician.
Valerius (Greek: Ουαλέριος 421–455) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire, brother of the Empress Aelia Eudocia.
Life
Valerius was born in Athens, son of the pagan and sophist philosopher Leontius, and brother of Gessius and Athenais. In 421 Athenais changed her name to Aelia Eudocia and married the Emperor Theodosius II; as result, Valerius and Gessius received several honours.
First Valerius was appointed comes rerum privatarum (425), then comes sacrarum largitionum, then consul in 432, to be finally appointed magister officiorum in 435.
In 455 Valerius wrote to his sister, at Jerusalem, trying to persuade her to leave the christological party of Eutyches and to return to the Nicene faith, to which Valerius evidently belonged.
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Important facts
People in Valerius's life
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Contemporaries
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Valerius?
Byzantine consul 432 AD
When was Valerius born?
Valerius was born in 450 in Athens.
When did Valerius die?
Valerius died in 499.
What was Valerius's occupation?
Valerius was a politician.
What nationality was Valerius?
Valerius was Byzantine.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Valerius (consul 432)
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