Describe the problems that led to the Roman Empire's "third-century crisis."
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
After the empire stabilized under Augustus and the "good emperors" of the second century, internal and external problems grew until they reached the crisis stage in the third century. Frequent turnover of rulers, followed by chaos and civil wars, created the political dimension of the crisis. Political weakness in turn encouraged invasion from outside the empire. The economy suffered because of the disruption of commerce and the high cost of rewarding the armies. The urban elite collapsed along with the economy, and imperial administrators went into hiding to escape their fiscal responsibilities. The population shifted from urban areas back to the countryside. Stable leaders such as Diocletian provided temporary relief, but the problems continued to gnaw at the foundations of the empire.
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