the third century: crisis or transition?
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?. The Third Century: Crisis or Transition? Interrelated Crises. The Third Century: Crisis or Transition? Interrelated Crises A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy. Marcus Aurelius (161-180 CE) Stereotypical “good emperor”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?
I. Interrelated Crises
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?
I. Interrelated Crises
A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy
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Marcus Aurelius (161-180 CE)
Stereotypical “good emperor”
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Where things begin to go wrong: His incompetent son, Commodus (180-192),(featured in the recent film Gladiator)
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Another of the “bad” emperors: Carcalla (211-217 CE)
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Damnatio Memoriae: Carcalla "erases" his brother Geta
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Maximinus Thrax (235-238)First of the "Soldier Emperors" (235-284)
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition
I. Interrelated Crises
A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy
B. Constant Warfare
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition
I. Interrelated Crises
A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy
B. Constant Warfare
1. Persians in the East
2. Germans in the north & west
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The Persian King Shapur captures the Roman Emperor Valerian, without even unsheathing his sword (260 AD):
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Emperor Valerian (253-260), captured and bowing before the Persian king, Shapur I
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?
I. Interrelated Crises
A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy
B. Constant Warfare
1. Persians in the East
2. Germans in the north & west
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Decius, 249-251
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?
I. Interrelated Crises
A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy
B. Constant Warfare
1. Persians in the East
2. Germans in the north & west
C. Growth of the Army
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?
I. Interrelated Crises
A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy
B. Constant Warfare
1. Persians in the East
2. Germans in the north & west
C. Growth of the Army
D. Economic Plight: Debasement of the Coinage
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Silver Denarii: TRAJANUS DECIUS 249–251 AD
Reverse: Dacia standing left holding staff with head of ass
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?
I. Interrelated Crises
A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy
B. Constant Warfare
1. Persians in the East
2. Germans in the north & west
C. Growth of the Army
D. Economic Plight: Debasement of the Coinage
II. Crisis or Transition?
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Roman Assimilation:Syrian Romans
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Egyptian Romans
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Jewish Romans
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The Third Century: Crisis or Transition?
I. Interrelated Crises
A. Imperial Turnover: From military monarchy to military anarchy
B. Constant Warfare
1. Persians in the East
2. Germans in the north & west
C. Growth of the Army
D. Economic Plight: Debasement of the Coinage
II. Crisis or Transition?