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Aurelius Valerius Valens (died 317) was Roman Emperor from late 316 to March 1 317. Valens had previously been dux limitis (duke of the frontier) in Dacia.In the first civil war between Licinius and Constantine I the latter won an overwhelming victory at the battle of Cibalae on October 8 316. (some historians date it in 314) Licinius fled to Adrianople where with the help of Valens gathered a second army.