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1,600-year-old coin discovered in Channel Islands features Roman emperor killed by invading Goths
The coin features the bust of Valerian II — the grandson of Roman emperor Valerian, who named his son co-emperor and his teenage grandson caesar. However, Valerian II wasn't long for this world ...
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Battle of Manzikert: The Defeat That Marked Byzantine Empire’s Decline
The defeat at the Battle of Manzikert was a pivotal moment for the Byzantine Empire as it allowed for the Turkification of ...
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Zenobia, the Rebel Queen Who Took On Rome
The catastrophic defeat and capture in 260 of Emperor Valerian by the Persians thrust Roman rule into even greater disarray. In Europe the rebel Gallic empire started to break away from Rome.