Valerian (emperor)
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Valerian was Roman emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD. He rose to power during a particularly unstable period during the Crisis of the Third Century and appointed his son Gallienus as co-emperor.
Bust, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Radiate of Valerian
A bas relief of Emperor Valerian standing at the background and held captive by King of Kings Shapur I found at Naqsh-e Rustam, Shiraz, Iran. The kneeling man is probably Philip the Arab.
Cameo of Shapur I capturing Valerian at the Battle of Edessa.
Gallienus
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Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus was Roman emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collaps
Valerian (emperor)
…emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD. He rose to power during a particularly unstable period during the Crisis of the Third Century and appointed his son Gallienus as co-emperor. Valerian is known as the first Roman emperor to have been taken captive in battle, captured by the Persian emperor Shapur I after the…
Bust in the Palatine Museum (formerly in the Museo Nazionale Romano), c. 262
Bust of Cornelia Salonina
A bas relief of Emperor Valerian standing at the background and held captive by Shapur I was found at Naqsh-e Rustam, Shiraz, Iran. The kneeling man is probably Philip the Arab.
Antoninianus of Postumus. Legend:IMP. C. POSTVMVS P. F. AVG.