The Sassanid king Shapur captures Emperor Valerian…

256 CE to 267 CE

The Sassanid king Shapur captures Emperor Valerian after defeating his army at the Battle of Edessa.

He advances into Anatolia between 258 and 260 but is defeated by Roman forces there; attacks from Odaenathus force the Persians to withdraw from Roman territory, surrendering Armenia and Antioch.

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Shapur I View → Valerian View →

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Persian people View → Persian Empire, Sassanid, or Sasanid View → Roman Empire (Rome): Non-dynastic View → Palmyrene Empire View →

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Crisis of the Third Century (Roman Civil “War” of 235-84) View → Roman-Persian War of 257-61 View → Edessa, Battle of View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View → Government View →

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