The Third Century Crisis
The period of political instability, civil wars, and economic collapse that nearly destroyed Rome.
Key Questions
- 1How did the "Barracks Emperors" contribute to the instability of the state?
- 2What role did external barbarian pressures play in the crisis?
- 3How did Diocletian's Tetrarchy attempt to solve the problems of succession?
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