Long Twilight Struggle: Rome and the Crises of the 3rd Century
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Long Twilight Struggle Rome and the Crises of the 3 rd Century By: Matthew G. Marsh, M. A. Sul Ross State University
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Long Twilight Struggle
Rome and the Crises of the 3rd Century
By: Matthew G. Marsh, M. A.Sul Ross State University
Prime Sources for 3rd
Century Primary Sources stretch from 3rd to 13th Century.
Sources current with events.
Period traditionally lasts from 235 A. D. to 285A. D.
Not one, but many.
Overlap and feed on other
Roughly Five Stages of the Period
Crisis or Crises?
Fracturing the
Empire Beginning in the 260’s Empire begins to fracture.
Gallic Empire
Palmyrene Empire