Persian King Shapur I defeats Roman army at the Battle... - Historystack

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Persian King Shapur I defeats Roman army at the Battle of Edessa and seizes Roman Emperor Valerian as a prisoner of war

Location

Roman Empire

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Very important (8)

Sphere

Wars & Terrorism

Images

A mural depicting Emperor Valerian asking for grace of Shapur represented on horseback

Tags

Milky Way, Solar System, Earth, Europe, Wars and Terrorism, Wars, History of Italy, Ancient Rome, Roman Empire, Iron Age, History of Iran, 3th Century, Sassanian Empire, 260s, Shapur I, Valerian (Emperor), Battle of Edessa, Roman-Persian Wars

References

Battle of Edessa on Wikipedia

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