Tacitus was Roman Emperor from 275 to 276 CE. During his short reign he campaigned against the Goths and the Heruli, for which he received the title Gothicus Maximus. Italian born, an increasingly rare attribute for emperors of this period, he was chosen as emperor by the Senate. A respected statesman, claiming descent from the famous Roman author Tacitus, he died of the plague on campaign.
Numerian, was first appointed Caesar in 282 CE and then in 283 CE co-emperor by his father, the emperor Carus (282-283 CE). He was killed along with his father in an army coup organized by the future...
Carinus, was first appointed Caesar in 282 CE and then in 283 CE co-emperor by his father, the emperor Carus (282-283 CE). He was killed along with his father and co-emperor brother Numerian in an...
The Age of Chaos, also known as the Crisis of the Third Century, was a fifty-year period of extreme political and economic volatility that almost saw the disintegration of the might Roman Empire...
Probus s six-year reign is impressively long, given that Probus delivered Gaul from the ravages of the Germans, pursued them across the Rhine, and everywhere defeated them. His operating theory was...
The Age of Chaos, also known as the Crisis of the Third Century, was a fifty-year period of extreme political and economic volatility that almost saw the disintegration of the might Roman Empire...