202 Decades of Western History

The Crisis of the Third Century continues and deepens:An emperor dead on the battlefieldA devastating plagueA great city sackedInvasion everywhere

Gordian III lives long enough to die in mysterious circumstances soon after a battle with the Persians. In Gordian's place, the legions hailed Philip (the Arab) as Emperor. Philip ruled for 5 years and had the privilege of leading the celebration of Rome's 1000th year. The celebrations were interrupted by the invasion of a new people into Moesia, the province north of Thrace, along the Black Sea coast in modern Bulgaria. These invaders are our first encounter with the Goths. They will play a role in our story for the next 46 decades. The commander Philip sent to stop the invasion, Decius, was proclaimed emperor by the legions and then marched toward Rome. Please rate and subscribe if you have not yet done so!You can follow the project on Twitter/X: https://x.com/202Decadesand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/202_decades/

Severus Alexander saves Roman Mesopotamia from the Persians. Soon after though, he, the last of the Severans, is killed by his soldiers. In his place they hail Maximinus Thrax as emperor. He wasn’t a senator, a politician, or a soldier; he was nearly a barbarian. Maximin will rule for 3 years before a significant revolt breaks out in Africa and The Year of the Six Emperors begins.In this decade, we enter into the Crisis of the Third Century, a period of chaos, fragmentation, and change that stretched from 235 - 284.Follow the series on X: https://x.com/202decades

The Parthian Empire falls to the House of Sassan. A new Persian Empire rises from its corpse, ready to challenge Rome for the right to rule Syria and beyond. With internal instabilities and aggressive neighbors, Rome would need a strong, stable ruler. Instead they got a teenager.Follow the series on X: https://x.com/202decades?s=21

The Roman conquest of Caledonia fell apart when Emperor Septimius Severus died.His feuding sons, Caracalla and Geta, divided the government and nearly the whole Empire between them. They each tried to finish the other off, but Caracalla schemed most successfully. He exterminated his brother and wiped his memory from the public record. As sole emperor, Carcalla issued a decree granting every free person in the empire Roman Citizenship. Despite this momentous proclamation, his reign was cut short by an assassin's blade. The Severan Dynasty will be interrupted by his successor, Macrinus. But this won't be the last time a relative of Severus and Caracalla resides in the imperial palace in Rome. Follow the series on X: https://x.com/202decades?s=21