Shapur I

c. 215–c. 270

Sasanian king who captured the Roman emperor Valerian.

Known as: King
Category: Leaders & Baddies
Born: c. 215, Firuzabad
Died: c. 270, Bishapur

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Alive at the same time as Shapur I

Galen 129–c. 216, physician
Nagarjuna c. 150–c. 250, philosopher
Cao Cao 155–220, warlord
Ardashir I c. 180–242, king
Zhuge Liang 181–234, statesman
Origen c. 185–c. 253, theologian
Plotinus c. 204–270, philosopher
Mani 216–c. 274, prophet
Zenobia c. 240–c. 274, queen
Diocletian c. 244–c. 312, emperor
Arius c. 250–336, priest

Portrait: Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0.