His job included the distribution of charity and caring for church properties. In 257, the emperor Valerian launched his persecution of the church. He seized all church property and forbade people ...

He died in A.D. 258 during the persecution of Emperor Valerian. To some extent, the persecution was connected with internal politics within the Empire, which included the resurgence of paganism.

Legend states she was martyred and tortured to death in 256 A.D. by the emperor Valerian. Children of the Saint Agrippina Society led Thursday night’s procession, ushering in three consecutive ...

Death by molten gold isn’t just a grisly Game of Thrones invention. In the third century, a Roman emperor named Valerian is alleged to have died when his rival poured liquid gold down his throat.

The Palace of Valerian, situated approximately 150 meters east of Shapur’s Palace, is now little more than a mass of crumbling ruins. Originally constructed to house the Roman Emperor Valerian after ...