Crisis of the Third Century
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The Crisis of the Third Century, also known as the Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis, was a period in Roman history during which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressure of
Gothic raids in the 3rd century
Emperor Diocletian. With his rise to power in 284, the Crisis of the Third Century ended and gave rise to the Tetrarchy
Capitolini Massimino Trace 2
Aureus of Maximinus I
Augustus
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Augustus, also known as Octavian, was the founder of the Roman Empire and the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The reign of Augustus initiated an imperial cult and an era of im
Crisis of the Third Century
…abdication of Diocletian in the Civil wars of the Tetrarchy (306–324) until the rise of Constantine the Great as sole Emperor. The first Roman emperor Augustus, who had established the Pax Augusta ('Peace of Augustus') in the 1st century BC, had used the title princeps ('leading citizen'). Historians call this…
The Augustus of Prima Porta
An idealized Roman sculpted portrait of Octavius as a teenager, possibly produced posthumously or when he was much older, now located in the Vatican Museums
The Death of Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini, 1805, Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome
Bust of Octavian, c. 30 BC. Capitoline Museums, Rome