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A) Raids and attempted invasions by Germanic peoples, Iranian speaking peoples and, later, the Huns from across the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire (the rivers Rhine and Danube).

B) Attacks on the eastern frontiers and areas of the empire by the Parthian and then The Sasanian empires (the third and fourth of the four pre-Islamic Persian empires).

C) Paradoxically, the Roman legions (army corps) which were in charge of protecting the frontiers of the empire. The third century AD was a period of military anarchy. Most of the emperors during this period were military commanders who were proclaimed emperors by their own troops. They were often murdered by soldiers, sometimes even their own troops. There were also 35 usurper emperors who tried to take over parts of the empire after having been proclaimed emperors by their troops. Before, during and after this period there were civil wars between contenders to power which were made possible by their troops' loyalty to them. Even after the mentioned crisis there were quite a lot of usurper emperors backed by their own troops.

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