Crisis of the Third Century Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
The Crisis of the Third Century was a tumultuous period in Roman history marked by political instability, economic collapse, and military crises. To better understand the complexities of this era, one can engage in a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- Players must accurately sequence key events such as the assassination of Emperor Severus Alexander, the rise of the Gallic Empire, and the Battle of Edessa.
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- 235-238: Year of the Five Emperors
- 235: Maximinus Thrax becomes emperor
- 238: Gordian I and Gordian II declared emperors
- 238: Gordian I and Gordian II die in battle against Maximinus Thrax
- 238: Pupienus and Balbinus declared emperors
- 238: Pupienus and Balbinus assassinated, Gordian III becomes emperor
- 244: Gordian III assassinated, Philip the Arab becomes emperor
- 249: Philip the Arab defeated and killed by Decius
- 249: Decius becomes emperor
- 251: Decius killed in battle against the Goths
- 251: Gallus becomes emperor
- 253: Gallus executed and Aemilianus becomes emperor
- 253: Aemilianus killed in battle against Valerian
- 253: Valerian becomes emperor
- 260: Valerian captured by the Sassanids
- 260: Gallienus becomes sole emperor
- 260: Battle of Edessa, Shapur I defeats Valerian's forces
- 268: Gallienus assassinated, Claudius II becomes emperor
- 268: Claudius II defeats the Goths at the Battle of Naissus
- 270: Claudius II dies of plague, Aurelian becomes emperor