The Crisis of the Third Century was a prolongued series of civil wars, barbarian invasions, usurption, and (attempted) secession that plagued the Roman Empire from the assassination of Emperor Alexander Severus (235) to the rise to power of Diocletian (284).

Articles in category "Crisis of the Third Century"

There are 51 articles in this category.

Crisis of the Third Century A Aemilianus Alexander Severus Augustan History Aurelian Aureolus B Battle of Abrittus Battle of Lake Benacus Battle of Naissus Bonosus C Carinus Carus Claudius II Cniva D Decius Diocletian Domitianus

F Florianus G Gaius Julius Priscus Gallic Empire Gallienus Gordian I Gordian II Gordian III H Herennius Etruscus Hostilian I Ingenuus L Laelianus M Marcus Aurelius Marius Marcus Claudius Tacitus Maximinus Thrax N Numerian P Pacatianus Philip the Arab Postumus

P cont. Probus Proculus Pupienus and Balbinus Q Quintillus R Regalianus Roman Emperor (Crisis of the Third Century) Roman usurper S Saturninus T Tadmor Tetricus I Thirty Tyrants (Roman) Trebonianus Gallus V Valerian (emperor) Victorinus Volusianus Z Zenobia