Barracks emperor

A Barracks Emperor is a Roman Emperor who seized power by virtue of his command of Imperial military forces (a barracks is a building used to house soldiers). Barracks Emperors were especially common in the period from 235 through 268, during the Crisis of the Third Century. There were approximately fourteen Barracks Emperors in 33 years, producing an average reign of a little over two years apiece. The resulting instability in the Imperial office and the near constant state of civil war and insurrection threatened to destroy the Roman Empire from within and left it vulnerable to attack from without.

Related Topics:
Roman Emperor - 235 - 268 - Crisis of the Third Century

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