Galla is listed as one of four children of the marriage by Jordanes. Her paternal uncle Valens was Emperor of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire from 364 to his death in the Battle of Adrianople (9 August 378).
According to Jordanes, Galla was one of four children born from her parents' marriage. Her paternal uncle Valens ruled as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Byzantine Empire from 364 until he died during the Battle of Adrianople in 378 AD.