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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 2717906, member: 5682&quot;]Very nice write-up. That said, the Third Century for the Roman Empire was, indeed, a near fatal train wreck: rebellion and civil war, incessant barbarian invasion, hyperinflation with economic collapse, plague, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]614984[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fortunately, by the end of the Third Century, Rome was able to control the internal turmoil, fend off the foreign threats, reunify the Empire, and regain stability. Otherwise, the Roman Empire would have split apart permanently before the fourth century. (I can only wonder what form the Eastern Empire would have taken since Constantinople wasn&#039;t an important capital city till the fourth century.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Two good books about the vibrant culture and flourishing social world of the Roman Empire despite the almost insurmountable stresses of the Third Century Crisis:</p><p><br /></p><p>Pat Southern&#039;s &quot;The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]614996[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>and Michael Grant&#039;s &quot;The Climax of Rome.&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]614999[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I love the write-ups. Thank you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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