HIEU 2061 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Roman Citizenship, Hyperinflation

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Reasons for looking at the third century: Starts answering the questions of why did rome fail? . Marks shift from ancient to medieval europe. Romans are victims of their own success. Provinces start to have elite that assume a lot of power there. Has a large army with no voice. Emperor cannot firmly rule the whole empire. Not a lot of roman identity for those not in rome causes fractures. External attacks huge problem faced by the empire. Each one was buried with roman goods. So, they attacked because of their need for roman goods and items. 3rd century marks the beginning of the final dynasty of empire. Parthians fade in early 200s, sassanids take over. Sassanids bring increased pressure on roman borders. Haunted by history they desire to restore glory of old, and that involves taking down. Back in rome septimius severus (193-211 ad) Severus emerges after the year of 5 emperors.

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