A Roman Emperor was once captured in a devastating military defeat and died in foreign captivity. This was just one moment in a 50-year period of chaos known as the Crisis of the Third Century, which lasted from 235 AD to 284 AD. It all began when the emperor was murdered by his own troops, shattering the normal line of succession and plunging the empire into military anarchy. In the five decades that followed, at least 26 different men were proclaimed emperor, with most being assassinated, ofte