Valerian (emperor)

Reece Period attributed: Period 12

Member of the Third Century Emperors dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 253 until 260.

Publius Licinius Valerianus was of noble descent and succeeded Aemilian by proclaiming himself emperor and killing his predecessor. The Senate approved of him and immediately elevated his son Gallienus to co-ruler; hope was that the two could bring order to the troubled empire.

Valerian dealt with Syria and the Persians; he had initial success and was granted the title “Restorer of the Orient”. Gallienus took care of the Germans. However, Valerian’s successes grew fewer and he stupidly agreed to negotiate with the Persian king accompanied only by a small retinue. The Persian king took Valerian captive, and he died in captivity.

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• Preferred label: Valerian (emperor)
• Full names:
  • (as emperor)
  • Imperator Caesar Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus
  • Publius Licinius Valerianus (from birth to accession);
  • Valerian
• Title: Consul of the Roman Empire
• Predecessor: Aemilianus
• Successor: Gallienus
• Definition: Valerian (/vəˈlɪəriən/; Latin: Publius Licinius Valerianus Augustus; 193/195/200 – 260 or 264), also known as Valerian the Elder, was Roman Emperor from 253 to 260 AD. He was taken captive by Sassanian Persian king Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, becoming the first Roman Emperor to be captured as a prisoner of war, causing instability in the Empire.
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  • Consul of the Roman Empire
  • List of Roman Emperors
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  • Imperial Roman consuls
  • Deified Roman emperors
  • 3rd-century Roman emperors
  • 200 births
  • Prisoners and detainees of the Sasanian Empire
  • Licinii
  • Crisis of the Third Century
  • 260s deaths
  • Monarchs imprisoned and detained during war
  • Murdered Roman emperors
  • People of the Roman–Persian Wars