Valerianus (English spelling) Publius Licinius Valerianus

Japanese: ウァレリアヌス - うぁれりあぬす(英語表記)Publius Licinius Valerianus
Valerianus (English spelling) Publius Licinius Valerianus

Roman Emperor (reigned 253-260). After gaining fame as a senator and soldier of noble birth, he was proclaimed emperor by the legions of the Rhine. He asked the Senate to appoint his son Gallienus as the second emperor, and for the first time the Roman Empire was divided between two emperors. Threatened by several Gothic invasions, he was forced to deal with the Persian armies that invaded Syria, and was finally captured by the Persian king Shapur I in 260, but the miserable life after his captivity is unclear. It should be noted that the slanderous accusations of him by church fathers are full of exaggerations, as he ordered the persecution of Christians.

[Ryoji Motomura]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ローマ皇帝(在位253~260)。名門貴族出身の元老院議員かつ軍人として名声を博したのち、ライン川地方の軍団によって皇帝に宣言された。彼は元老院に要請して実子ガリエヌスを第二の皇帝に指名したので、ローマ帝国は初めて2人の皇帝の間で分割統治されることになった。数度に及ぶゴート人の侵入に脅かされながら、シリア州に侵寇(しんこう)したササン朝ペルシアの軍団にも対処することを余儀なくされ、ついには260年ペルシア王シャープール1世に捕らえられたが、虜囚後の悲惨な生涯は明らかでない。彼がキリスト教徒の迫害を命じていることで、教父作家の誹謗(ひぼう)中傷が誇張に満ちていることは、十分に留意されるべきであろう。

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