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Episode CCVI - Rome Crumbles

Emperors of Rome

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Gallianus and the Revolts of the Third Century

The third century is such an exciting transitional moment in the ideology of the imperial office. But what we find is that Gallianus is essentially murdered by men who he's promoted. And then there are with one exception, the empatacidus,. The other emperors henceforth emerge from the ranks of the army or military dynasties. So many of them come from military families in the Danubian and Balkan regions. This is going to be the way forward. I know that the empire realises that actually these men can become emperor. Yeah. Yes. Wow. We've got 200 years of this. It's really not then again until the fifth century that we actually get

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