# Episode CXCI - Empire Under Siege (Valerian)

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Podcast: [Emperors of Rome](https://stenobird.com/podcast/emperors-of-rome-1057029)
Published: 2022-06-13T05:16:47+00:00
Episode link: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/marketing/assets/podcasts/emperors/220613-valerian01.mp3
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Duration seconds: 2780

## Resource

When Valerian became emperor in 253CE Rome was fighting on all fronts. With Shapur and the Syrians taking territory in the east, and Germanic tribes to the west and the north, the empire was going to get messy for Valerian and his newly established dynasty. Episode I of 'Valerian'. Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University).

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