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Maximinus Thrax was a kind of barracks Emperor - what is meant by this?

  • He was an emperor who lived in the barracks

  • His rule began the Crisis of the Third Century

  • He was an Emperor who reformed the military barracks

  • He was the longest-serving Emperor

Answer

The barracks Emperors are a term used to describe the Roman Emperors that reigned during the Crisis of the Third Century, a period of civil wars and general instability that began with the assassination of the Emperor Severus Alexander in 235.
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