Crisis of the Third Century (Roman Empire)
235–284 · Event
Fifty-year stretch of usurpations, plague, invasion, and breakaway states; nearly destroys the empire.
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- Fall of Western Roman Empire (476)
- Sack of Rome by Visigoths (410)
- Julius Caesar (100 BCE)
- Roman Republic founded (509 BCE)
- Founding of Rome (traditional) (753 BCE)
- Caesar crosses the Rubicon (49 BCE)
- Augustus (63 BCE)
- Assassination of Julius Caesar (44 BCE)
Around 235
- Edict of Milan (313)
- Council of Nicaea (325)
- Reign of Marcus Aurelius (161)
- Gupta Empire (320)
- Conversion of Constantine (312)
- Sassanid Empire (224)
- Founding of Constantinople (330)
- Reign of Constantine the Great (306)
- Classic Maya civilization (250)
- Reign of Diocletian (284)