The Crisis of the Third Century, also known as Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis (AD 235–284), was a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of invasion, civil war, plague, and economic depression.
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Documentaries, S. (2018, January 08). The Roman Empire: Crisis of the 3rd Century - Full Documentary. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1357/the-roman-empire-crisis-of-the-3rd-century---full/
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Documentaries, Sterling. "The Roman Empire: Crisis of the 3rd Century - Full Documentary." World History Encyclopedia, January 08, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1357/the-roman-empire-crisis-of-the-3rd-century---full/.
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Documentaries, Sterling. "The Roman Empire: Crisis of the 3rd Century - Full Documentary." World History Encyclopedia, 08 Jan 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1357/the-roman-empire-crisis-of-the-3rd-century---full/.
