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147- Capitulation

The History of Rome

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Valentinian: The Emperor of the Roman Empire

On February the 26th, 364 AD he became Emperor of the Roman Empire. When he emerged to address the assembled troops however, they greeted him more as an angry mom than as joyful subjects. With all the back room picking of emperors lately, the soldiers were starting to feel left out of the process. But Valentinian assured them that the needs of the army would always come first and that they had nothing to fear from his new dynasty.

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