Valerianus is, in a sense, famous among the world history choosers, and may be the name of the only known military emperor in Japan.
The reason why it became famous is that it was the only Roman emperor who was captured by the Sassanid Persia, but what kind of person is Valerianus?
It's a good idea, so I'd like to get closer.
With the blood of the prestigious
The real name of Valerianus is Publius Licinius Valerianus, and it is said that he is a member of the Licinius clan, who is a member of the Triumvirate, Cracks.
During the time of the barracks emperor, the soldiers who were launched were often emperors, but Valerianus may have been a rare type in that sense.
By the time he was crowned emperor, he was 63 years old, and his son, Gallienus, 37, was also given the rank of Augustus to become a condominium.
Although it has a strong image of being incompetent due to the fact that it became famous, it is reorganizing the commander class of the entire Roman army and has appointed a talented person as a commander regardless of the family.
Among them was Lucius Domitius Aurelian, who later became Emperor Aurelian, so it can be said that it is the right person in the right place, but it is undeniable that excellent people have a strong independence orientation, which led to the later Roman trilateral era. do not have.
It's not as obvious as incompetence like Emperor Karakara, but there are some parts that backfire on what he does.
By the way, the number of people from the Donau River basin is increasing in important positions such as the Roman emperor after this era, but this is influenced by the reforms at that time. This is in contrast to the fact that there were many people from North Africa during the time of Emperor Severus.
Valerianus was not militarily incompetent, but had won the fight against other candidates, Trevinianus and Emilianus, when he became emperor, and became a form supported by his generals. Was there. Well, the other two were too popular, but ...
By the way, this Valerianus has carried out a large-scale crackdown on Christianity, and the reputation of Christians in posterity is extremely bad. The reason for the crackdown on Christians was that they did not cooperate with Roman rituals, but the crackdown was rounded up halfway because the fight against the Sassanid Empire was prioritized during this period.
Roman emperor captured Sasanian captivity
Perhaps the name of Valerianus appears in the textbooks of world history in any country. It was a big incident that the Roman emperor was captured by the Persian dynasty.
This painting depicts King Shapur I of the Sassanid Empire and Valerianus, but it can be seen that it was a great victory for the Persian side and a humiliation for the Roman side.
The Roman man, who describes the history in such detail, does not elaborate on the case of Valerianus. I'm sure I didn't want to remember.
When Valerianus was captured, his son Gallienus was immediately crowned the emperor, and it seems that he had already died on the Roman side.
After that, there was no movement to recapture Valerianus, and there was nothing to tell the end of Valerianus.
Roman citizens decided not to do this, but Christians were overjoyed. A Christian named Lactantius wrote in the book "About the End of the Repression of Christians" that "Shapur crawls Valerianus on all fours when riding a horse and steps through it. Valerianus is Persian. He survived miserably in ridicule and ridicule as a slave, "but it is definitely a lie.
It was said that the former emperor was enslaved or died soon after that time, but what was the truth?
It's no longer worth the emperor's identity as a diplomatic card ...
After the capture of Emperor Valerianus in the Sassanid Empire, Rome further spurred the original turmoil.
His son, Gallienus, did not have the power to put an end to the vast Roman turmoil, and there were many self-proclaimed emperors in various parts of the country, entering an era known as the 30-person emperor era.
At the end of the day, Rome was divided into three parts, which spurred confusion.
Whether Valerianus itself was incompetent or not, it certainly caused more turmoil in society than any incompetent emperor.
Whether it is because of blasphemy or not, it is exactly what God knows.