Valerian II as Caesar (253 - 257CE)

Valerian II as Caesar (253 - 257CE). Publius Cornelius Licinius Valerianus was the elder son of Gallienus and Salonina, who was made Caesar and put in control of the Illyrian provinces at the time of Gallienus' ascension to the throne. In late 257 or early 258, Valerian died under suspicious circumstances.