Fabius Valens
Fabius Valens († 69 in Urbinum ) was a Roman politician and military in the 1st century AD
Fabius came from a family of knights from Anagnia. As legate of Legio I Germanica in Bonn Fabius supported the governor of Germania Superior, Lucius Verginius Rufus, in the fight against the rebels Gaius Julius Vindex. After the usurpation against Galba emperor Nero Fabius sworn his legion to the new emperor Galba. Together with Cornelius Aquinus, a Legionslegaten, Fabius removed the governor of Lower Germany, Fonteius Capito.
Disappointed by Galba rushed Fabius the new governor of Lower Germany, Vitellius, on, let rise to the throne. On January 2, 69 Fabius Vitellius welcomed in Cologne as emperor. This appointed Fabius and Aulus Caecina Alienus to generals of his army two columns that invaded Italy, and won the battle of Bedriacum after Galba's assassination against the new emperor Otho.
In Lyon, Fabius was honored by Vitellius and moved to Rome with him. There Fabius was designated in 69 consul and still appointed in the same year Suffektkonsul. Also for the war against the followers of Vespasian Fabius was military leader, he was taken prisoner on the seafaring after Gallia Narbonensis and executed in Urbinum.