The Capture of Emperor Valerian

You won't believe about the battle where a Roman Emperor was captured—a truly rare and humiliating

defeat in Roman history! The Battle of Edessa was a major confrontation in 260 AD between

the armies of the Roman Empire and the Sasanian Empire of Persia. It took place near

Edessa (modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey) in Roman Mesopotamia. The Roman forces

were led by Emperor Valerian, and the Sasanian forces were led by Shapur I,

the King of Kings. Valerian marched east to confront the Persians and relieve the besieged

city of Edessa. However, the Roman army suffered a crushing defeat. Accounts vary,

but the Roman army was either entirely destroyed or forced to surrender en masse.