ROME IN THE THIRD CENTURY: A Troubled Empire

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Explores Rome's third-century crisis, examining its internal turmoil, external pressures, and transformative reforms. Analyzes available sources, then discusses the increasing pressures on Rome's northern and eastern frontiers, along with the growing internal threats that the empire faced as the state weakened and experienced increasing internal disintegration. Examines the period between the death of the emperor Septimius Severus in 211 and the accession of the emperor Diocletian at the end of the century. The crucial changes in government and the military of this period are explained and assessed and there is a new analysis of contemporary views, both Christian and pagan, of the crisis. Contains 1 map.