The so-called Crisis of the Third century was caused by repeated attempted invasions of parts of the Roman Empire across its vast frontiers. The Roman army managed to stave them off, but often with difficulty and came under great strain. This led to a period of military anarchy. Most of the emperors of this period were men of humble origin who had raised through the ranks of the military and were proclaimed emperors by their troops. The turnover of emperors was quite rapid. Many emperors were murdered by soldiers, sometimes even by their troops who had proclaimed them emperors. There were also 35 usurper emperors who challenged the incumbent emperor and were proclaimed emperors by their troops or set up breakaway rule in parts of the empire. A Syrian queen also established a breakaway empire in Syria and Egypt. The emperor Aurelian managed to restore the unity of the empire and to ward off the invasions.
In the 200s, the Roman Empire faced internal instability due to political corruption, economic decline, and a series of short-lived emperors, leading to the Crisis of the Third Century. The 300s saw the rise of external threats from tribes such as the Goths and Vandals, alongside increasing pressures from Persia. By the 400s, the Western Roman Empire was further weakened by invasions from various barbarian groups, including the Huns and the eventual sack of Rome in 410 by the Visigoths. These compounded threats ultimately contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD.
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire after the split first initiated by Emperor Diocletian in the 200s A.D. and finalized by Constantine's reign. The official language was Latin, until 620 where it was changed to Greek after Emperor Justinian's reign.
In the 200s AD, Roman towns required protection due to increasing threats from external invasions, particularly from Germanic tribes and other groups along the empire's borders. Additionally, internal challenges, such as political instability and economic difficulties, heightened the need for security. The Roman Empire was also experiencing a decline in centralized control, making towns more vulnerable to attacks and necessitating fortified structures and military presence for defense.
The Empire was turbulent - two Emperors ruled together from 286 AD, Diocletian and Maximian. This is after an Emperor had died, Numerian, and war broke out between his successor Carinus and Diocletian.
The time period that the Roman civilization extended was 12 centuries.From the establishment of Rome in 753 BCE until the end of the western Roman Empire at 476 ADFrom the 200s BC until the 400s AD
The Byzantines were called "Imperium Romanum" or Empire of the Romans, as they were the eastern half of the split initiated by the Roman Empire Diocletian in the 200s A.D., where he deemed the Empire too large to manage under one emperor, and the Empire would be separated into two unequal halves.
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