The crisis of the 3rd century

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The crisis of the 3rd century

Summary

This map shows how the Mediterranean lands were divided in about 270 CE into three domains:

  • area under Roman control at the accession of Aurelian, 270 CE
  • Palmyrene empire of Edenathus and Zenobia, 26-72 CE
  • “Gallic empire” of Posthumus and Tetricus, 259-74 CE

Arrows indicate Germanic, Gothic, Sasanid Persian and nomadic incursions from outside these
domains.

The locations of besieged or sacked cities, and of Roman victories and defeats are also shown.

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Copyright © Times Books 2007
Reproduced from The Times Complete History of the World by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

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Source

The Times Complete History of the World (2007), p. 102.