Aurelius Victor: In the prolonged war in Mesopotamia, Valerian falls into the trap of the Persian king Shapur and dies miserably.; Eutropius…
In the prolonged war in Mesopotamia, Valerian falls into the trap of the Persian king Shapur and dies miserably.
Nam cum eius pater bellum per Mesopotamiam anceps diuturnumque instruit, Persarum regis, cui nomen Saper erat, dolo circumventus foede laniatus interiit…
Location: Aur. Vict. Caes. 32.5
Valerian is defeated by King Shapur in Mesopotamia, then taken prisoner and dies in old age as a slave.
Valerianus in Mesopotamia bellum gerens a Sapore, Persarum rege, superatus est, mox etiam captus apud Parthos ignobili servitute consenuit.
Location: Eutr. 9.7
Valerian is captured by Shapur; Velenus, king of the Cadusii, mentions this in a letter
"Remissa mihi auxilia integra et incolumia gratanter accepi. at captum Valerianum principem principum non satis gratulor, magis gratuler, si redderetur.
Location: Valer. 2.1
Valerian, whose army has been thinned by plague, goes with only a few men to negotiate with Shapur in person, is captured, and ends his life as a slave in Persia.
To which he most imprudently consented, and going without consideration to Sapor with a small retinue, to treat for a peace, was presently laid hold of by the…
Location: Zos. 1 (1814 영역) p.20