Crisis of the Third Century

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crisis historical period period of Roman history

The Crisis of the Third Century was a period of severe political instability, military upheaval, economic collapse, and external invasion that nearly caused the disintegration of the Roman Empire between roughly 235 and 284 CE.

Aliases (4)

Crisis of the Roman Empire (late 2nd–early 3rd century) ×1
Crisis of the Second Century ×1
Third century crisis ×1
reign of Gallienus ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	crisis → historical period → period of Roman history →
appliesToPart	Eastern Roman Empire → Western Roman Empire →
country	Roman Empire →
endCause	accession of Diocletian →
endTime	284 →
field	Roman history →
followedBy	Dominate → Tetrarchy → reforms of Diocletian →
follows	Crisis of the Second Century →
hasCause	Sasanian invasions → barbarian invasions → civil wars → dynastic instability → economic crisis → external invasions → frequent usurpations → military upheaval → political instability →
hasEffect	administrative reforms in the Roman Empire → debasement of Roman coinage → increased militarization of the empire → near collapse of the Roman Empire → rise of regional separatist empires → severe economic inflation → temporary fragmentation of the Roman Empire → urban decline →
hasPart	reign of Aurelian → reign of Carinus → reign of Carus → reign of Claudius Gothicus → reign of Decius → reign of Gallienus → reign of Gordian III → reign of Maximinus Thrax → reign of Numerian → reign of Philip the Arab → reign of Probus → reign of Valerian →
location	Europe → Mediterranean Basin → Near East → North Africa →
separatedFrom	central Roman Empire →
separatedInto	Gallic Empire → Palmyrene Empire →
startTime	235 →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carinus → Diocles → Diocletian → Gordian III → Maximian → Palmyrene Empire → Septimius Severus ("Crisis of the Roman Empire (late 2nd–early 3rd century)") →	era
Crisis of the Third Century ("reign of Gallienus") → Principate → Roman Antiquity →	hasPart
Marcomannic Wars → Severan dynasty →	followedBy
Carinus →	conflict
Dominate →	emergesAfter
Crisis of the Third Century ("Crisis of the Second Century") →	follows
Gallic Empire →	hasHistoricalPeriod
Late Antiquity →	hasMajorEvent
Decian persecution →	historicalPeriod
Roman Empire →	majorConflict
Diocletian's Tetrarchy →	militaryContext
Gallic Empire →	partOf
First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) ("Third century crisis") →	relatedTo