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The Crisis of the Third Century (also known as the Imperial Crisis, 235-284 CE) was the period in the history of the Roman Empire during which it splintered into three separate political entities: the Gallic Empire, the Roman Empire, and...

A series of facial reconstructions of Roman emperors during the Crisis of the Third Century (235-284 CE), including the Gordian Emperors. These so-called "Barracks emperors" seized power during a time of turmoil, and their reigns...

An 1887 oil on canvas, Abandoned House, by Alfred Sisley (1839-1899), the Franco-British impressionist painter. (Private Collection)

A map illustrating the state of affairs in the lands of the Roman Empire following the violent death of Emperor Severus Alexander in 235 CE during a period known as the Crisis of the Third Century, as multiple pretenders staked a claim to...

The Crisis of the Third Century, also known as Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis (AD 235–284), was a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of invasion, civil war, plague, and economic depression...

Abandoned Hacienda, The Silver Mound, Taxco, Mexico.

Mosaic of the abandoned Ariadne, from Seleucia Pieria (Samandağ), 2nd-3rd century CE. Ariadne sits in the middle with Eros above her head and another figure standing by her. In the left partition is Dionysus and in the right partition is...

An abandoned Centaur Mk IV belonging to the Royal Marines Armoured Support Group, on Juno Beach on D-Day. St Aubin-sur-Mer, 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph of an abandoned British flail tank on Sword Beach during the D-Day Normandy Landings of 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)

The Roman Empire, at its height (c. 117), was the most extensive political and social structure in western civilization. Building upon the foundation laid by the Roman Republic, the empire became the largest and most powerful political and...