Question
During the third century, Rome underwent a prolonged period that came very close to destroying the empire. This period is known as the time of
a)
the Augustan decay, when all the reforms of Marcus Aurelius were implemented.
b)
the "Five Bad Emperors," when Rome had the worst emperors in its history.
c)
the "barracks emperors," which was a period when Rome had no fewer than twenty-six emperors in about fifty years.
d)
the Pax Romana, when the Huns sacked Rome.
e)
the quickening, when the bureaucratic changes came rapidly.
a)
the Augustan decay, when all the reforms of Marcus Aurelius were implemented.
b)
the "Five Bad Emperors," when Rome had the worst emperors in its history.
c)
the "barracks emperors," which was a period when Rome had no fewer than twenty-six emperors in about fifty years.
d)
the Pax Romana, when the Huns sacked Rome.
e)
the quickening, when the bureaucratic changes came rapidly.
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c) the "barracks emperors," which was a period when Rome had no fewer than twenty-six emperors in about fifty years.
This period, often referred to as the Crisis of the Third Century, saw political instability, civil wars, and external invasions that threatened the existence of the Roman Empire.
c) the "barracks emperors," which was a period when Rome had no fewer than twenty-six emperors in about fifty years.
This period, often referred to as the Crisis of the Third Century, saw political instability, civil wars, and external invasions that threatened the existence of the Roman Empire.
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