▁by ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁Val entin ian ▁the ▁younger ." ▁( Book ▁IV , ▁ch apt . ▁ 3 1 .) ▁ ▁This ▁story ▁is ▁only ▁known ▁from ▁S ocr ates ▁and ▁no ▁trace ▁of ▁any ▁ed ict ▁by ▁any ▁em peror ▁allowing ▁pol yg amy ▁exists . ▁Val entin ian ▁I ▁may ▁have ▁divor ced ▁Sever a ▁according ▁to ▁Roman ▁Law , ▁which ▁allowed ▁for ▁divor ce ▁( see ▁Women ▁in ▁An cient ▁Rome ). ▁However , ▁since ▁divor ce ▁was ▁not ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁Christians , ▁S ocr ates ▁cont empt u ously ▁describes ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁big am ist . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁possible ▁that ▁S ocr ates ▁attempted ▁to ▁acc use ▁Just ina , ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁A rian , ▁of ▁for nic ation , ▁a ▁common ▁asp ersion ▁against ▁other ▁cult s . ▁According ▁to ▁John ▁Mal al as , ▁the ▁Chron icon ▁Pas ch ale , ▁and ▁John ▁of ▁Nik iu , ▁the ▁em press ▁Sever a ▁was ▁ban ished ▁by ▁Val entin ian ▁I ▁for ▁conduct ing ▁an ▁illegal ▁transaction , ▁before ▁he ▁cons orted ▁with ▁Just ina . ▁Bar nes ▁bel ieves ▁this ▁story ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁justify ▁the ▁divor ce ▁of ▁Val entin ian ▁I ▁without ▁acc using ▁the ▁em peror . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁By z antine ▁em per ors ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Primary ▁sources ▁Am m ian us ▁Mar cell inus . ▁R er um ▁gest ar um ▁lib ri ▁qui ▁su pers unt .