The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome

The Crisis of the 3rd Century (1x13)

Air date: Sep 27, 2019

The empire hit a low point with Elagabalus, who was arguably the worst Roman emperor of all—which is saying quite a lot. Then Rome teetered on the brink of total collapse due to a deadly combination of civil war, barbarian invasions, economic collapse, and natural disasters.