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Bahram I.

4. BAHRAM or BAHARAM, VARANES or VARARANES I. (Οὐαράνης or Οὐραράνης), the son of Hormuz I., reigned from A. D. 274-277. He carried on unprofitable wars against Zenobia, and, after her captivity, was involved in a contest with the victorious emperor Aurelian, which, however, was not attended with any serious results on account of the sudden death of Aurelian in 275. Under him the celebrated Mani (who, be it said here, was also a distinguished painter) was put to death, and both Manichaeans and Christians were cruelly persecuted. He was succeeded by his son

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