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Valerian (/ v ə ˈ l ɪər i ən /, və-LEER-ee-ən; Latin: Publius Licinius Valerianus; c. 199 – 260 or 264) was Roman emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD. Valerian is known as the first Roman emperor to have been taken captive in battle, captured by the Persian emperor Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa , causing shock and instability ...
Aug 19, 2020 · Publius Licinius Valerianus (AD ca. 195 – AD 260) Valerian, a descendant of a distinguished family from Etruria, was born in about AD 195. He served as consul in the 230’s under Alexander Severus and was one of the leading supporter of the Gordian rebellion against Maximinus Thrax in AD 238.
Apr 12, 2024 · Valerian (died 260) was a Roman emperor from 253 to 260. Licinius Valerianus was consul under Severus Alexander (emperor 222–235) and played a leading role in inducing the Senate to risk support for Gordian I ’s rebellion against the emperor Maximinus (238).
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Publius Licinius Valerianus (c. 200 – after 260), commonly known in English as Valerian or Valerian I, was the Roman Emperor from 253 to 260. He is mainly remembered for persecuting Christians and for the manner in which his life ended. He was captured and executed by the Persian King.
Publius Licinius Valerianus (c. 200 - after 260), commonly known in English as Valerian or Valerian I, was the Roman Emperor from 253 to 260. Valerian is mainly remembered for persecuting Christians and for the manner in which his life ended. He was captured and executed by the Persian King.
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Publius Licinius Valerianus, before 200. He was a suffect consul in 238, and later held important posts under decius and Trebonius Gallus. Valerian, hailed as emperor by his troops in Raetia, was accepted by the senate when Aemilianus was slain by his own soldiers; he appointed his son, Gallienus, as Augustus and coregent.
Jan 12, 2017 · As emperor Publius Lucinius Valerianus - commonly referred to as Valerian - would battle repeated incursions from the north and east, rarely stepping foot in Rome. Eventually, however, he would meet his unfortunate death at the hands of an enemy king and so become the only emperor to ever die in captivity. An Unstable Empire.
