Carpi

In 238 AD, after at least two generations with no mention of the Goths, denizens of the territories above the Roman province of Dacia (modern Romania), showed the first signs of a barbarian renaissance in the uprising. Ominously, as if from nowhere, hordes of savages began to mobilize south, further complicating an already complex political situation. Between 235 and 260 the Roman Empire was ruled, legitimately or illegitimately, by no more than 51 individuals in a period generally referred to as the Third Century Crisis. These decades of internal civil strife were closely intertwined with the lesser-known Gothic invasions. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"108868","attributes":{"alt":"Gothic invasions in the third century (Public Domain)","class":"media-image","style":"width: 610px; height: 469px;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] Gothic invasions in the third century ( Public Domain )