Vettius Valens

2nd-century Greek astrologer
Person human Q1051470
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Vettius Valens

Summary

Vettius Valens is a human[1]. He was born in Antioch[2]. He was born on February 7, 120[3]. He died on 175[4]. He worked as an astrologer[5], astronomer[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Vettius Valens was born in Antioch[2].
  • Vettius Valens was born on February 7, 120[3].
  • Vettius Valens died on 175[4].
  • Vettius Valens held citizenship in Ancient Rome[9].
  • Ancient Greek was Vettius Valens's native language[10].
  • Vettius Valens worked as an astrologer[5].
  • Vettius Valens worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Vettius Valens's professions included writer[7].
  • Vettius Valens is recorded as male[11].
  • Vettius Valens's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Vettius Valens's Commons category is recorded as Vettius Valens[13].
  • Vettius Valens's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[14].
  • Vettius Valens's nomen gentilicium is recorded as Vettius[15].
  • Vettius Valens's cognomen is recorded as Valens[16].
  • Vettius Valens's gens is recorded as Vettia gens[17].

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Origins and Family

Vettius Valens was born in Antioch[2]. He was born on February 7, 120[3]. Ancient Greek was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astrologer[5], astronomer[6], and writer[7].

Death and Burial

Vettius Valens died on 175[4].

Why It Matters

Vettius Valens ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was Vettius Valens born?

Vettius Valens's place of birth was Antioch[2].

What did Vettius Valens do for work?

Vettius Valens worked as astrologer[5], astronomer[6], and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00401940
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp00401940, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  2. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00401940
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
  3. 24d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gens Vettia gens
    Native language Ancient Greek
    Occupation astrologer, astronomer, writer
    Occupation
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3348]]: 63426, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143083779|Ουέττιος Ουάλης (#143083779)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5478|NLG authors]] #mix"
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