The Roman Empire in Crisis, 248–260
when the gods abandoned rome
$54.66
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
30 October 2025
Summary
Rome Ablaze: The Crisis of 248-260 AD
This book narrates a tumultuous dozen years, beginning with Rome’s millennium celebrations in 248 CE and culminating in Emperor Valerian’s capture by the Persians in 260. It was a time of near-constant calamity for Rome, marked by civil wars, major Gothic and Persian invasions, economic collapse, and the devastating ‘plague of Cyprian’. Christians faced relentless persecution.
A key argument is that this era represented a moral and spiri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399091015 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399091018 |
| Author: | Paul N. Pearson |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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“Simply stated, no personal, community, or academic library Roman History collection can be considered up to date without the inclusion of Paul N. Pearson’s The Roman Empire in Crisis, 248-260.”– “Midwest Book Review”
About The Author
Paul N. Pearson
Paul Pearson is a Professor of Earth Sciences at Cardiff University but has deep and long-held fascination for Roman history. This book is the product of years of research, including personal study of the battlefields and other key sites in Germany and Italy. He is the author of The Roman Empire in Crisis 248-260 (Pen & Sword Books, 2022).
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