Pinarius Valens

Pinarius Valens was a Roman nobleman mentioned in the Historia Augusta as an older relative of Pupienus, whom the Senate elected co-emperor with Balbinus in March 238.^[1] After Pupienus ascended to the throne, he appointed Valens as praetorian prefect.^[2]^[3] His fate after the murder of the two emperors in June is unknown.

References

^ Historia Augusta, "Maximus et Balbinus", 5.5
^ Guy de La Bedoyere, Praetorian (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017), p. 246
^ Historia Augusta, "Maximus et Balbinus", 4.4

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[1] Historia Augusta, "Maximus et Balbinus", 5.5

[2] Guy de La Bedoyere, Praetorian (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2017), p. 246

[3] Historia Augusta, "Maximus et Balbinus", 4.4

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