Which Roman momentous conspiracy happened during Valentinian I’s reign?
The Great Conspiracy
The Pictish Conspiracy
The Julian Conspiracy
The Gothic Conspiracy
Answer
The Great Conspiracy was a momentous conspiracy that happened during the reign of Valentinian I. The conspiracy involved high-ranking military officers and courtiers, who planned to assassinate the emperor and put a general named Petronius Maximus on the throne. The plot was discovered and foiled by Valentinian, who had the conspirators arrested and executed.
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