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Valentinian III Biography and Timeline

Follow Valentinian III through 7 dated historical records for Roman Empire.

Valentinian III, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records
1 of 1Page
419–439Years on this page

419

Birth of Valentinian III

Emperor · House / House of Valentinian

Birth of Valentinian III, son of Constantius III

Role range: 0425-0455

421

Succession

Emperor · House / House of Valentinian

Emperor Honorius names Valentinian III as his succesor

Role range: 0425-0455

425

Death of Valentinian III

Emperor · House / House of Valentinian

John the Usurper is executed after Ardaburius & Aspar capture Ravenna

Role range: 0425-0455

Execution

Emperor · House / House of Valentinian

John the Usurper is executed after Ardaburius & Aspar capture Ravenna

Role range: 0425-0455

Succession

Emperor · House / House of Valentinian

Succeeds as Western Roman Emperor

Role range: 0425-0455

435

Capture of Carthage

Emperor · Carthage · Warfare / Roman Empire-Vandal War

The Vandals capture Carthage & set up a hostile Vandal Kingdom. Rome loses its North African grain supplies

Role range: 0425-0455

439

Capture of Carthage

Emperor · Carthage · Warfare / Military

The Vandals capture Carthage

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.