Imperial Fragmentation: The Economic and Military Collapse of the Third Century Hyperinflation, Usurpers, and the Near-Apocalyptic Eradication of the Roman Empire, 235–284 AD
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Altersempfehlung
1 - 99 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
27.04.2026
Verlag
EpubliSeitenzahl
132
Maße (L/B/H)
0.7/21/29.7 cm
Gewicht
416 g
Auflage
1
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-565-42875-5
Following the assassination of Severus Alexander, the empire fractured into a chaotic bloodbath known as the era of the "Barracks Emperors," where over two dozen generals violently seized power, only to be murdered by their own troops months later. To pay the exorbitant bribes required to keep the legions loyal, the government systematically debased the silver denarius. This triggered a catastrophic hyperinflationary spiral that completely destroyed the Roman monetary economy, forcing citizens back into primitive barter systems, while the devastating Cyprian Plague simultaneously wiped out the agricultural workforce and tax base.
This rigorous historical analysis deconstructs the anatomy of imperial failure. It explores the geopolitical fracturing of the empire into three separate states, the collapse of trans-Mediterranean trade networks, and the brutal, iron-fisted reforms of Emperor Aurelian that narrowly saved Western civilization.
Study the blueprint of systemic collapse. The Crisis of the Third Century proves that no military is powerful enough to protect borders when the domestic currency and political legitimacy have already dissolved.
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