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Synopsis:\xa0 After his humiliating defeat at the hands of Shapur, Valerian joins tens of thousands of Roman captives deported to the heartland of Persia.\xa0 \n\u201cGoing without consideration to Shapur with a small retinue, to treat for a peace, (Valerian) was presently laid hold off by the enemy, and so ended his days in the capacity of a slave among the Persians, to the disgrace of the Roman name in all future times.\u201d \u2013 Zosimus, The History\n\u201cWhatever treatment the unfortunate Valerian might experience in Persia, it is at least certain that the only emperor of Rome who had ever fallen into the hands of the enemy, languished away his life in hopeless captivity.\u201d\xa0 \u2013 Gibbon, History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Chapter X, Part IV\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices