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The Crisis of the Third Century saw over twenty different men claim, or attempt to claim, to be Emperor of the Roman Empire. During the approximately five decades of military and political chaos, between 235 and 284, the Roman Empire split into three different states. In all of them, usurpers arose and were often defeated. In Roman Syria, one usurper, named Uranius, rose to power by defending the city of Edesa from Persian attacks. We know very little of this man outside of some coins, and perhaps one textual reference. This video explores what we know.
SOURCES:
Imperial Rome 193 to 284: The Critical Century, Clifford Ando
The Crisis of the Third Century saw over twenty different men claim, or attempt to claim, to be Emperor of the Roman Empire. During the approximately five decades of military and political chaos, between 235 and 284, the Roman Empire split into three different states. In all of them, usurpers arose and were often defeated. In Roman Syria, one usurper, named Uranius, rose to power by defending the city of Edesa from Persian attacks. We know very little of this man outside of some coins, and perhaps one textual reference. This video explores what we know.
SOURCES:
Imperial Rome 193 to 284: The Critical Century, Clifford Ando
