The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?


Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors
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Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD): Stereotypical "good emperor"


 

His son, Commodus (180-192 AD): Where things begin to go wrong


 

Carcalla again (211-217)

                
 

Damnatio Memoriae: Carcalla "Erases" His Brother, Geta


 

Maximuns Thrax (235-238), First of the "Soldier Emperors"


 

Emperor Valerian (253-260), captured and bowing before the Persian king, Shapur I


 

Decius (249-251)



Map of the Roman Empire in the Third Century



Roman Assimilation

Syrian Romans


 

Egyptian Romans

                        
 
 

Jewish Romans