Valerian

40th Emperor of the Roman Empire

193 CE to 264 CE

Valerian (Latin: Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus; 193/195/200 – 260 or 264), also known as Valerian the Elder, is Roman Emperor from 253 to 260.

He is taken captive by Persian king Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the only Roman Emperor who was captured as a prisoner of war, resulting in wide-ranging instability across the Empire.

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