Ancient Rome · BATTLE SITE ·
Battle of Edessa (260)
On the Ancient Rome map as “Valerian captured at Edessa”
AD 260 — A Roman emperor is taken alive by Shapur I of Persia and dies in captivity. The nadir: no ransom, no rescue, no reprisal for a decade.
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- Battle site
- Chapter
- Crisis of the Third Century (chapter 8 of Ancient Rome)
- Atlas
- The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
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- Crusades
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