Mathisen, Ancient Roman Civilization Student Resources

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. The emperor Claudius II, shortly after earning the title Gothicus ("Slayer of the Goths"), died in battle against the Goths.

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. It was common to settle defeated individual barbarians on abandoned Roman land.

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. Between 235 and 284 there were around fifty emperors of Rome.

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. Septimius Severus had been a quiet career politician before he became emperor, and his support came almost entirely from his fellow senators.

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. Trajan Decius' imperial requirement that all citizens offer proof of their loyalty to the state gods posed a major dilemma for Christians.