id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-4639 Valentinian I - Wikipedia .html text/html 6202 743 65 Valentinian was born in 321[5] at Cibalae in southern Pannonia (now Vinkovci in Croatia) into an Illyro-Roman family.[6] Valentinian and his younger brother Valens were the sons of Gratianus Funarius, a prominent commander during the reigns of emperors Constantine I and Constans I.[7] He and his brother grew up on the family estate where they were educated in a variety of subjects, including painting and sculpting.[8] The army still found itself beleaguered by Persian attacks, forcing Jovian to accept humiliating peace terms.[21] Jovian's authority within the empire was still insecure, so he sent a notary Procopius and the tribune Memoridus west to announce his accession.[21] During Jovian's reign Valentinian was promoted to tribune of a Scutarii (elite infantry) regiment, and was dispatched to Ancyra. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4639.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4639.txt