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History

Marcus Aurelius Commodus Year of the Five Emperors Septimius Severus Clodius Albinus

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Economic impact

Hyperinflation Devaluation Severan emperors Bullion Bronze

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Causes

Hereditary succession Julio-Claudian dynasty Antonine Plague City of Alexandria Famine

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General and cited references

Infobase Publishing ISBN Santa Barbara, CA ABC-CLIO Cardiff

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Location: Roman Empire
Date: Roman victory · Emperor Aurelian conquers both the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires · Emperor Diocletian puts an end to the civil war · Start of the Diocletianic Persecution · Beginning of the Tetrarchy
Result: Roman victory · Emperor Aurelian conquers both the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires · Emperor Diocletian puts an end to the civil war · Start of the Diocletianic Persecution · Beginning of the Tetrarchy
Territorial changes: Temporary loss of the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires, which were later reunified into the Roman Empire · Loss of parts of the Agri Decumates · Dacia abandoned

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Overview

Roman history History of the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
Foreign invasions Barbarian invasions into the Roman Empire of the 3rd century
Economic disintegration Economic collapse
Severus Alexander
Restructuring Diocletian
Historical periods Periodization
Classical antiquity
Late antiquity
Assassination
Barbarian invasions Barbarian invasions of the 3rd century
Migrations Human migration
Peasant rebellions Bagaudae
Political instability
Usurpers Roman usurper
Debasement
Currency Roman currency
Trade networks Roman commerce
Economic productivity Roman economy
Plague of Cyprian
Foederati
Roman Senate
Gallic Empire
Roman provinces Roman province
Gaul
Britannia Roman Britain
Hispania
Palmyrene Empire
Syria Palaestina Syria (Roman province)
Aegyptus Egypt (Roman province)

History

Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
Year of the Five Emperors
Septimius Severus
Clodius Albinus
Pescennius Niger
Donatives Donativum
Praetorian prefect
Praetorian Guard
Bread and circuses
Roman legions Roman legion
Germanic peoples
Sasanian Empire
Germanic chieftains Germanic chieftain
Herodian
Maximinus Thrax
Barracks emperors Barracks emperor
Warlords Warlord
Germania
Year of the Six Emperors
Gordian I
Gordian II
Pupienus
Balbinus
Gordian III
Rhine and Danube frontier Limes Germanicus
Carpians
Goths
Vandals
Alamanni

Causes

Economic impact

Hyperinflation
Devaluation
Severan emperors Severan dynasty
Bullion
Bronze
Real values Real versus nominal value
Aurei
Denarii
Sestertii
Pax Romana
Henry St. Lawrence Beaufort Moss Henry St. Lawrence Beaufort Moss?action=edit&redlink=1
Dried fruits Dried fruit
Middle Ages
Manorialism
Coloni Colonus (person)
Serfdom
Feudal society
Early Middle Ages
Hoards
Walled cities Walled city
Nicomedia
Asia Minor
Maximian
Milan
Eastern empire

Emperors

Julius Caesar
Claudius
Caligula
Augustus Augustus (title)
Caesar Caesar (title)
Claudius Gothicus
Adkins 2019 Crisis of the Third Century

General and cited references

Infobase Publishing
ISBN ISBN (identifier)
Santa Barbara, CA
ABC-CLIO
Cardiff
University of Wales Press
Werner Eck
WBG Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft
Jones, A. H. M. A. H. M. Jones
Martindale, J. R. John Robert Martindale
Morris, John John Morris (historian)
PLRE The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire
Lot, Ferdinand Ferdinand Lot
Harper & Row
Pen and Sword Pen and Sword Books

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related to Breakdown of the internal trade network · 16

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related to Natural disasters · 15

Crisis of the Third Century → Alexandria, Antonine Plague, Crisis, Cyprian, Drier, From, Mediterranean, Plague, Roman, Roman Empire, Roman Empire's, The, These, Third Century, This

see also · 12

Crisis of the Third Century → Aemilianus, BagaudaeSengoku, Chinese, Crisis, FranceBarbarian, Japanese, Jublains, Maximinus Thrax, Roman EmpireCoinage, States, Third Century, Three Kingdoms

Date · 9

Crisis of the Third Century → 235–285 AD (50 years)[a], Beginning of the Tetrarchy, Dacia abandoned, Emperor Aurelian conquers both the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires, Emperor Diocletian puts an end to the civil war, Loss of parts of the Agri Decumates, Roman victory, Start of the Diocletianic Persecution, Temporary loss of the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires, which were later reunified into the Roman Empire

related to Further reading · 8

Crisis of the Third Century → Calgary, Crisis, Hugh Kramer, Map, OSU, The Crisis, Third Century, University

Result · 5

Crisis of the Third Century → Beginning of the Tetrarchy, Emperor Aurelian conquers both the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires, Emperor Diocletian puts an end to the civil war, Roman victory, Start of the Diocletianic Persecution

Territorial changes · 3

Crisis of the Third Century → Dacia abandoned, Loss of parts of the Agri Decumates, Temporary loss of the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires, which were later reunified into the Roman Empire

Location · 1

Crisis of the Third Century → Roman Empire

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roman empire crisis emperor century emperors civil imperial third military isbn economic severus period diocletian cities power became aurelian also

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Crisis of the Third Century	Date	Emperor Diocletian puts an end to the civil war	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Date	Start of the Diocletianic Persecution	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Date	Beginning of the Tetrarchy	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Date	Temporary loss of the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires, which were later reunified into the Roman Empire	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Date	Loss of parts of the Agri Decumates	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Date	Dacia abandoned	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Date	235–285 AD (50 years)[a]	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Location	Roman Empire	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Result	Roman victory	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Result	Emperor Aurelian conquers both the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Result	Emperor Diocletian puts an end to the civil war	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Result	Start of the Diocletianic Persecution	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Result	Beginning of the Tetrarchy	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Territorial changes	Temporary loss of the Palmyrene and Gallic Empires, which were later reunified into the Roman Empire	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Territorial changes	Loss of parts of the Agri Decumates	1.00	infobox
Crisis of the Third Century	Territorial changes	Dacia abandoned	1.00	infobox

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