Who's this? Tell us one fact about him.
Aurelian; -AD 270-275; 7 others between Yot6E and him in 26 yrs; “Restorer of the World”; defeated Germanic tribes and both breakaway states
What's this? Tell us one fact about it.
Gallic Empire; breakaway state; under Postumus; reclaimed by Aurelian; AD 260-274
How did Severus Alexander die? What happened after his death?
Assassinated by Praetorian Guard for not fighting Germanic tribes; the Year of the Six Emperors.
Identify the two rivers. What did they form?
Rhine-Danube Frontier.
What's this? Tell us one fact about it.
The Palmyrene Empire; breakaway state; AD 260-273; ruled by Queen Zenobia; crushed by Aurelian
Identify two of these three people groups. Who are they?
Goths, Vandals, Alemanni: Germanic tribes / barbarians north of the Rhine-Danube Frontier.
What's this year called? What do the swords represent?
The Year of the Five Emperors; four emperors assassinated by the Praetorian Guard.
Who's this? Tell us one fact about him.
Diocletian; AD 284-305; 6 others between Aurelian and him in 9 yrs; famous for Reforms; divided empire into 2 halves (East/West), ended Crisis
Tell us two facts about the Severan Dynasty.
Severus bought the job from the army to end Yot5E, shared power in family including females, last member still assassinated by PG, etc.
Tell us two facts about the Sassanid Empire.
AKA the Empire of the Iranians, or the Neo-Persian Empire; succeeded the Parthian Empire and became even more powerful, challenging Rome for centuries to come