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Valerian

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Also known as Publius Licinius Valerianus, Valerianus, Lucinius Valerianus, Colobius

Roman emperor

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Valerian is a musical group associated with the genres of power metal, hard rock, melodic metal, and melodic power metal. The band originates from Indonesia. According to Last.fm data, the artist has accumulated 4,618 listeners and a total playcount of 19,804.

The name Valerian is also linked to other entities. A subject identified as Valerianus I was born in 200 and died in 260. Additionally, Lars Valerian Ahlfors, born on 18 April 1907 and died on 11 October 1996, is an author with 29 works. His notable publications include *Riemann surfaces*, *Lectures on quasiconformal mapping*, *Möbius transformations in several dimensions*, and *Advances in the Theory of Riemann Surfaces*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
18 April 1907
Died
11 October 1996
Works
29

Top works

  • Riemann surfaces
  • Lectures on quasiconformal mapping
  • Möbius transformations in several dimensions
  • Advances in the Theory of Riemann Surfaces. (Am-66)
  • Lectures on quasiconformal mappings

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Type
Group

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4,618
Total plays
19,804

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Power metalhard rockindonesiamelodic metalMelodic Power Metal

1) Formed 1997 in Helsinki, Finland by singer Olli Koskela and drummer Tipi Andersson. Guitarist Toni Ritonen and bassist Jake Hayry joined the band in the summer same year. Koskela had a poem called "Valerian Moon" and according to Koskela, it wasn't much of a poem but the name stuck: Valerian was born. The band's first performance was in a club called "Fat Mama" in Helsinki in December 1997. The cd-single "Don't Let Your Vision Blind You" was released in the summer of 1998 with a keyboard-pl

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Roman Empire
Place of death
Bishapur
Occupation
politician
Image
AV Antgoninianus Valerianus.JPG
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Commons category
Valerianus I
date of birth
0200-00-00
date of death
0260-00-00
different from
Valerian II
time period
Low Roman Empire
praenomen
Publius
nickname
Colobius
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Encyclopedic overview

DynastyValerian

Valerian (/vəˈlɪəriən/ və-LEER-ee-ən; Latin: Publius Licinius Valerianus; c. 199 – 260 or 264) was Roman emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD. He rose to power during a particularly unstable period during the Crisis of the Third Century and appointed his son Gallienus as co-emperor.

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