The assassination of Emperor Severus set off the Crisis of the?

Which emperor's assassination set off the Crisis of the Third Century.?

The assassination of Severus set off the Crisis of the Third Century.

The assassination of Emperor Severus set off the crisis of the century in Rome?

The assassination of Emperor Severus set off the Crisis of the Third Century in Rome.

Who became emperor after Alexander severus died?

Alexander Severus was succeeded by Maximinus Thrax. Maximinus was the commander of a legion in Italy. The soldier were unhappy with the young Alexander's policy paying off the aggressive Alemanni (a Germanic people) to avoid war, killed him and elected Maximinus. He was proclaimed emperor by the praetorian guard (the imperial guard).

Describe the crisis that afflicted the Roman empire after the Pax Romana ended?

It was crisis of political instability. There were conspiracies against emperor Commodus, who was described as a coward and more interested in sport than politics, followed by struggles between five men who wanted to usurp the title of emperor. The crisis saw the end of the Nervan-Antonine dynasty and the beginning of the Severan dynasty. The establishment of the new dynasty ended this period of political instability. On the death Of Marcus Aurelius in 180, his son Commodus succeeded him. His sister Lucilla arranged a conspiracy against him. The assassination was bungled. Commodus' treasurer was murdered in a second conspiracy. There was unrest in Gaul and Germany caused by army deserters and an army revolt in Brittany. A plot by one of the deserters to assassinate Commodus was betrayed. Another plot was uncovered and foiled in the same year. Cleander, the new treasurer, deposed the praetorian prefect (the commander of the praetorian guard, the bodyguards of the emperor) and sold public offices to strengthen his political position with the intent of becoming more powerful than the emperor. However, he was executed following a riot against him. After this, Commodus decided to take charge of his government, but he was murdered in the following year. This was followed by the year of the five emperors, where five usurpers claimed the title of emperor. Pertinax was proclaimed emperor by the praetorian guards, but was murdered by them, apparently because he gave them only half of the pay off for making him emperor. Then Didius Julianus outbid a rival in paying off the soldiers and was proclaimed emperor. A demonstration broke out and people called for Prescennius Niger, governor of Syria, to become emperor. He was proclaimed emperor by the eastern legions. However, Septimius Severus marched on Rome and took over. He was challenged by Clodius Albinus who was proclaimed emperor by the legions of Britannia and Hispania. He crossed into Gaul with his troop and defeated Septimius Severus' general in Gaul. He established his headquarters in Lyon, but was defeated there in a large battle by Septimius Severus, who then managed to consolidate his power and start a new dynasty.

How did the assasination of Archduke Francis Ferdinard affect Europe?

The assassination started the diplomatic crisis that led to the outbreak of World War I. The Archduke was the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary; Austria-Hungary blamed Serbians for helping with the assassination. After negotiations and ultimatums failed, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, which set off a chain reaction of alliances that began the World War.

How do you use a sentence with the word emperor?

The emperor will see you now. The emperor is showing off his new clothes.

What assassination kicked off world war 1?

Archduke Ferdinand

What were Alexander severus accomplishments?

Severus was able to reverse many of the destabilizing trends that were set in motion by Commodus. He filled the treasury where Commodus had depleted it. Severus also gave Rome stability after a very wild and unstable year of five emperors (193 AD) and gave Rome one of those rare things, a dynasty. Unfortunately that dynasty was largely a bad one. Severus was mostly a victorious general too, adding the last new provinces to the Roman Empire after his expedition into Persia in 197. He also increased the size of the army by three legions and increased the size and quality of the cavalry arm. Furthermore, he gave the army a pay raise for the first time since the reign of Domitian (80-97AD). However this came with a severe price, the enlarged army became a serious drag on the Roman economy, one that only got to be worse as time progressed and Severus put increasing power into the army in order to decrease the power of the senate. Severus also built up the Imperial Palace on the Palatine, including a very "baroque" structuret called the Septimizodium on the southeast side of that hill. He also greatly enhanced his hometown, Lepcis Magnum, formerly a sleepy port town on the Libyan coast and increased the role of Northwest Africa in Roman trade by making Lepcis a major center in exporting African grain to Rome herself. Overall, the accomplishments of Septimius Severus were a mixed bag. He reintroduced stability in the capital, but at the cost of making the Roman Empire a strictly military dictatorship. His dynasty consisted of his sons Caracalla who murdered his own brother so as not to share the vestments of power. Caracalla's nephew Elagabalus succeeded him after an interim and is regarded as the worst, most decadent and least prepared to rule. Elagabalus was succeeded by his able but young cousin Alexander Severus who tried to be a model emperor and got assassinated by the army for his troubles. Severus's larger military saw his enhancement of their power as a sign that the military was to be the arbiter of all future problems and when Alexander Severus was killed it kicked off 50 years of military anarchy. Severus was the last emperor to die peacefully until Diocletion (284-311 AD) For further details, please read Birley's Severus, the African Emperor; Brauer's The Young Emperors, and my upcoming graphic novel: Age of Iron and Rust ~Doug Welch

The spark that touched off WWI in 1914?

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

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