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Rare card · History
Crisis of the Third Century, a Rare card
The Crisis of the Third Century, also known as the Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis, was a period in Roman history during which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressure of repeated foreign invasions, civil wars and economic disintegration.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 84
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 310,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Crisis of the Third Century quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Crisis of the Third Century card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At the ______ of the crisis, the Roman state split into three distinct and competing polities.
Answer
height. At the height of the crisis, the Roman state split into three distinct and competing polities. From the Crisis of the Third Century article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Crisis of the Third Century. Crisis of the Third Century 86 · Zaragoza 82 · Great Sphinx of Giza 79 · Alaric I 76 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- At the height of the crisis, the Roman state split into three distinct and competing polities.
- The period is usually dated between the death of Severus Alexander and accession of Diocletian.
- The crisis resulted in such profound changes that it marks the transition between the historical periods of classical antiquity and late antiquity.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Crisis of the Third Century article was read about 310,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 84: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Crisis of the Third Century
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Crisis of the Third Century (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Blank map of South Europe and North Africa.svg : historicair 23:27, 8 August 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
