The King Who Ruled for One Day
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Discover the story of the king who ruled for a single day during the crisis of the third century. Learn how the roman empire was sold to the highest bidder and the chaos that followed. Chapters: 00:00 One-Day King? 00:12 The Myth 00:24 Crisis of the Third Century 00:36 Empire for Sale 00:48 Year of Six Emperors 01:00 Pertinax: The Reformer 01:12 Reforms Anger Guard 01:24 Assassination 01:36 The Reluctant Emperor 01:48 A 22-Day Reign 02:00 Shorter Than a Day 02:12 Empire for Sale 02:24 Fragile Power 02:36 Guard's Greed 02:48 Cycle of Chaos 03:00 The Auction Begins 03:12 Julianus Wins 03:24 Rebellion Breeds Chaos 03:36 Septimius Advances 03:48 Severus Takes Over 04:00 The Year of Six 04:12 Gordian III 04:24 Emperors by the Month 04:36 Diocletian Ends Chaos 04:48 Gordian III's Puppet Rule 05:00 Philip's Short Reign 05:12 Plague and Collapse 05:24 Economic Meltdown 05:36 Lessons from Flash Rulers Sources & further reading: ā¢ Cassius Dio, Roman History ā Primary source for Roman emperors of the 2nd-3rd centuries ā¢ Herodian, History of the Roman Empire ā Primary source for the Year of the Six Emperors ā¢ Historia Augusta ā Late Roman collection of biographies, often unreliable but influential ā¢ Cambridge Ancient History, Volume 12 ā Modern scholarly work on the Crisis of the Third Century ā¢ Pertinax: The Emperor Who Tried to Reform Rome ā https://www.worldhistory.org/Pertinax/
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