Valerian was captured during the Battle of Edessa in 260 AD, making him the only Roman emperor to be taken captive. Not only that, but some sources claim that he was humiliated in captivity by the ...

Here’s how it works. Archaeologists found two Roman coins by a Roman-era building. On the right is a silver coin, known as an antoninianus, of Roman emperor Valerian II dated to A.D. 255.

Marcus Lincinius Crassus, an astoundingly wealthy Roman general, is rumored to have died this way, as is Roman Emperor Valerian the Elder (though others contest that he was flayed alive).

King Shapur I and the Roman emperor Valerian Born c. 210 AD Died c. 272 AD Enemy of Rome: Persian 'king of kings' who destroyed three Roman armies in elevating Persia to superpower status ...