In this video we will talk describe the early portion of the Crisis of the Third Century in the Roman empire, as the Year of the Six Emperors heralded by the coming to power of the first soldier emperor Maximinus Thrax takes the throne. Rome is beset by the barbarian incursions from all sides and one of them - Gothic invasion of 250 leads to the battle of Abritus of 251 between the Gothic leader Cniva and the Roman emperor Decius Trajanus.