Some Scholarship relating to Mid-Third-Century Emperors

Maximinus Thrax
G. W. Clarke. "Some Victims of the Persecution of Maximinus Thrax," Historia 15 (1966) 445-453
P. Keresztes. "The Emperor Maximinus' Decree of 235 A.D. Between Septimius Severus and Decius," Latomus 28 (1969) 601-618
Adolf Lippold. "Maximinus Thrax und die Christen," Historia 24 (1975) 479-492
Xavier Loriot. "Les premières années de la grande crise du IIIe siècle: De l'avènement de Maximin le Thrace (235) à la mort de Gordien III (244)," ANRW II.2 (1975) 657-787
Ioan Piso. "Maximinus Thrax und die Provinz Dazien," ZPE 49 (1982) 225-238
W. den Boer. "Einige Bemerkungen zur Regierung von Maximinus Thrax," in Romanitas-Christianitas. Untersuchungen zur Geschichte und Literatur der römischen Kaiserzeit. Johannes Straub zum 70. Geburtstag am 18. Oktober 1982 gewidmet, edd. G. Wirth (Berlin 1982) 349-359. [53-10340
Bernhard Overbeck. "Maximinus Thrax vor Aquileia," RIN 90 (1988) 167-172. [59-11120
Jan Burian. "Maximinus Thrax. Sein Bild bei Herodian und in der Historia Augusta," Philologus 132 (1988) 230-244
Victoria Escribano. "Maximinus tyrannus: escritura historiográfica y tópos en la u. Max.," in Historiae Augustae Colloquium Barcinonense, edd. Giorgio Bonamente and Marc Mayer (Bari 1996) 197-234. [68-02100
Eric Varner, "Portraits, Plots, and Politics: Damnatio Memoriae and the Images of Imperial Women," MAAR 46 (2001) 41-93
Jean-Pierre Martin. "L'image de Maximin le Thrace dans Hérodien," in La 'crise' de l'Empire romain de Marc Aurèle à Constantin: mutations, continuités, ruptures, ed. Marie-Henriette Quet (Paris 2006) 95-106. [77-02400
Jason Moralee. "Maximinus Thrax and the Politics of Race in Late Antiquity," G&R 55 (2008) 55-82
Henning Börm. "Die Herrschaft des Kaisers Maximinus Thrax und das Sechskaiserjahr 238: der Beginn der 'Reichskrise'?" Gymnasium 115 (2008) 69-86. [79-11262

The Gordians
S. I. Oost. "The Death of the Emperor Gordian III," CPh 51 (1958) 106-107
F. Kolb. "Der Aufstand der Provinz Africa Proconsularis im Jahr 238 n.Chr. Die wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Hintergründe," Historia 26 (1977) 440-478
David MacDonald. "The Death of Gordian III: Another Tradition," Historia 30 (1981) 502-508
Mark J. Edwards. "Plotinus and the Emperors," SO 69 (1994) 137-147
Karen Haegemans. "Representation and Perception of Imperial Power in AD 238: the Numismatic Evidence," in The Representation and Perception of Roman Imperial Power: Proceedings of the Third Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire (Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C. - A.D. 476), edd. Lukas De Blois, Paul Erdkamp, Olivier Hekster (Amsterdam 2003) 466-480. [76-12566

Philip the Arab
L. J. Swift. "The Anonymous Encomium of Philip the Arab," GRBS 7 (1966) 267-289
York, John M. Jr. "The Image of Philip the Arab," Historia 21 (1972) 320-332
Xavier Loriot. "Chronologie du règne de Philippe l'Arabe (244-249 après J.C.)," ANRW II.2 (1975) 788-97
L. de Blois. "The Reign of the Emperor Philip the Arabian," Talanta 10/11 (1978-9) 11-43. [51-09575
S. Dušanič. "The End of the Philippi," Chiron 6 (1976) 427-439. [47-08789
H. A. Pohlsander. "Philip the Arab and Christianity," Historia 29 (1980) 463-473
H. A. Pohlsander. "Did Decius Kill the Philippi?" Historia 31 (1982) 214-222
D. E. Trout. "Victoria Redux and the First Year of the Reign of Philip the Arab," Chiron 19 (1989) 221-233. [60-10917
Michael Peachin. "Philip's Progress: from Mesopotamia to Rome in A.D. 244," Historia 40 (1991) 331-342
C. Prickartz. "La chute de Philippe l'Arabe (244-249 p. C. n.)," LEC 61 (1993) 51-64
C. Prickartz. "Philippe l'Arabe civilis princeps (244-249)," AC 64 (1995) 129-153

Decius
G. W. Clarke. "Some Observations on the Persecution of Decius," Antichthon 3 (1969) 63-76
P. Kereseztes. "The emperor Septimius Severus, a precursor of Decius," Historia 19 (1970) 565-578
G. W. Clarke. "Two Measures in the Persecution of Decius? Two Recent Views," BICS 20 (1973) 118-123
G. W. Clarke. "Double-trials in the Persecution of Decius," Historia 22 (1973) 650-663.
G. W. Clarke. "Dating the Death of the Emperor Decius," ZPE 37 (1980) 114-116
H. A. Pohlsander. "Did Decius Kill the Philippi?" Historia 31 (1982) 214-222
H. A. Pohlsander. "The Religious Policy of Decius," ANRW II 16.3 (1986) 1826-1842
A. R. Birley. "Decius Reconsidered," in Les empereurs illyriens: actes du colloque de Strasbourg (11-13 octobre 1990), edd. Edmond Frézouls and Hélène Jouffroy (Strasbourg 1998) 57-58 [70-10673
R. Selinger. Die Religionspolitik des Kaisers Decius: Anatomie einer Christenverfolgung. Bern; Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 1994.
Olivia F. Robinson. "Repressionen gegen Christen in der Zeit vor Decius: noch immer ein Rechtsproblem," ZRG 112 (1995) 352-369. [67-12803
James Boykin Rives. "The Piety of a Persecutor," JECS 4 (1996) 1-25
James Boykin Rives, "The Decree of Decius and the Religion of Empire," JRS 89 (1999) 135-154
Reinhard Selinger. The Mid-third Century Persecutions of Decius and Valerian. Bern; Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 2002
Sviatoslav Dmitriev. "'Good Emperors' and Emperors of the Third Century," Hermes 132 (2004) 211-224
Colin M. Trottnow. "A Note on the Epigraphical and Numismatic Testimonia of Trajan Decius," AncW 35 (2004) 238-242. [76-12603

Valerian
B. H. Stolte. "The Roman Emperor Valerian and Sapor I, King of Persia," RSA 1 (1971) 157-162. [42-10693
L. de Blois. "Odaenathus and the Roman-Persian War of 252-264 A.D.," Talanta 6 (1975) 7-23. [46-10738
M. Christol. "Les règnes de Valérien et de Gallien (253-268): travaux d'ensemble, questions chronologiques," ANRW II.2 (1975) 803-827
M. M. Sage. "The Persecution of Valerian and the Peace of Gallienus," WS N.F. 17 (1983) 137-159. [54-11373
C. J. Haas. "Imperial Religious Policy and Valerian's Persecution of the Church. A.D. 257-260," ChHist 52 (1983) 133-144
J. F. Drinkwater. "The 'Catastrophe' of 260: Towards a More Favourable Assessment of the Emperor Valerian I," RSA 19 (1989) 123-135. [63-11960
Erica Reiner. "The Reddling of Valerian," CQ 56 (2006) 325-329
David Woods. "Lactantius, Valerian, and Halophilic Bacteria," Mnemosyne 61 (2008) 479-481

Gallienus
Gervase Matthew. "The Character of the Gallienic Renaissance," JRS 33 (1943) 65-70
J. Gagé. "Programme d' 'italicité' et nostalgies d'hellénisme autour de Gallien et Salonine. Quelques problèmes de paideia impériale au IIIe siècle," ANRW II.2 (1975) 828-852
L. de Blois. The Policy of the Emperor Gallienus. 1976. DG307.5 .B5713
G. F. Hind. "Whatever happened to the Agri Decumates?" Britannia 15 (1984) 187-192
A. A. Lund. "Ist Decumates agri eine Textverderbnis? (Tacitus, Germania, 29.3)," Latomus 44 (1985) 337-350.
David Armstrong. "Gallienus in Athens, 264," ZPE 70 (1987) 235-258
T. Honoré. "Scriptor Historiae Augustae," JRS 77 (1987) 156-176
Michael Peachin. "Gallienus Caesar?" ZPE 74 (1988) 219-224
R. T. Saunders. "Who Murdered Gallienus?" Antichthon 26 (1992) 80-94
L. de Blois. "Traditional Virtues and New Spiritual Qualities in Third Century Views of Empire, Emperorship and Practical Politics," Mnemosyne 47 (1994) 166-176
P. Kos. "Sub principe Gallieno . . . amissa Raetia? numismatische Quellen zum Datum 259/260 n. Chr. in Raetien," Germania 73 (1995) 131-144. [66-08995
Potter, David S. "Palmyra and Rome: Odaenathus' Titulature and the Use of the imperium maius," ZPE 113 (1996) 271-285
Leslie S. B. MacCoull. "Gallienus the Genderbender," GRBS 40 (1999) 241-252
David Woods. "Julian, Gallienus, and the Solar Bull," AJN Ser. 2 12 (2000) 157-169. [72-11331
Michael Schmauder. "Verzögerte Landnahmen? die Dacia Traiana und die sogenannten 'decumates agri'," in Integration und Herrschaft: ethnische Identitäten und soziale Organisation im Frühmittelalter, edd. Walter Pohl and Maximilian Diesenberger (2002) 185-215. [73-12764

The Gallic Empire
J. F. Drinkwater. "Coin Hoards and the Chronology of the Gallic Emperors," Britannia 5 (1974) 293-302
J. Lafaurie. "L'empire gaulois. Apport de la numismatique," ANRW II.2 (1975) 853-1012
V. Neri. "CIL XII 2228 e la politica gallica di Claudio il Gotico," REA 80 (1978) 85-94
Drinkwater, J. F. The Gallic Empire: Separatism and Continuity in the North-Western Provinces of the Roman Empire, A.D. 260-274. 1987. DC62 .D696 1987
J.-P. Callu. "L'Empire gaulois selon J. F. Drinkwater," JRA 2 (1989) 362-373

Aurelian
G. Downey. "Aurelian's Victory over Zenobia at Immae, A.D. 272," TAPhA 81 (1950) 57-68
R. A. G. Carson. "The Reform of Aurelian," RN 7 (1965) 225-235. [37-08091
F. Millar. "Paul of Samosata, Zenobia, and Aurelian. The Church, Local Culture, and Political Allegiance in Third-Century Syria," JRS 61 (1971) 1-17
S. Perowne. "The Emperor Aurelian, A.D. 270-275," HT 21 (1971) 383-390
R. Vulpe. "Considérations historiques autour de l'évacuation de la Dacie par Aurélien," Dacoromania 1 (1973) 41-51. [44-09087
A. Bodor. "Emperor Aurelian and the Abandonment of Dacia," Dacoromania 1 (1973) 29-40. [44-08541
J. Scarborough. "Aurelian. Questions and Problems," CJ 68 (1973) 334-345
L. Polverini. "Da Aureliano a Diocleziano," ANRW II.2 (1975) 1013-1035
E. Cizek. "La succession d'Aurélien et l'échec de Tacite," REA 93 (1991) 109-122
R. T. Saunders. "Aurelian's Two Iuthungian Wars," Historia 41 (1992) 311-327
E. Cizek. L'empereur Aurélien et son temps. Paris 1994
A. Lippold. "Kaiser Aurelian (270-275): seine Beziehungen zur Stadt Rom und zum Senat im Spiegel der Historia Augusta," in Historiae Augustae Colloquium Maceratense, edd. Giorgio Bonamente and Gianfranco Paci (1995) 193-207. [66-09013
H. Brandt. "Die heidnische Vision Aurelians (HA, A 24, 2-8) und die christliche Vision Konstantins des Großen," in Historiae Augustae Colloquium Maceratense, edd. Giorgio Bonamente and Gianfranco Paci (1995) 107-117. [66-01907
A. Chastagnol. "La censure de Valérien," in Historiae Augustae Colloquium Maceratense, edd. Giorgio Bonamente and Gianfranco Paci (1995) 139-150. [66-08930
Alaric Watson. Aurelian and the Third Century. 1999. DG308 .W37 1999
S. Dmitriev. "Traditions and Innovations in the Reign of Aurelian," CQ 54 (2004) 568-578

General
Émile Thevenot. Les Gallo-Romains. 1963. DC62 .T415 1963 LRA
G. Alföldy. "Der heilige Cyprian und die Krise des römischen Reiches. (Die Bedeutung Cyprians für die Darstellung seiner Zeit)," Historia 22 (1973) 479-501
G. Alföldy. "The Crisis of the Third Century as Seen by Contemporaries," GRBS 15 (1974) 89-111
A. R. Birley. "The Third-century Crisis in the Roman Empire," BRL 58 (1975)
P. Charanis. "Observations on the Transformation of the Roman World in the Third Century," ANRW II.2 (1975) 551-559
Jenõ Fitz. The Great Age of Pannonia: (A.D. 193-284), translated by Ildikó Varga. 1982. DG59.P2 F52313 1982
L. de Blois. "The Third Century Crisis and the Greek Elite in the Roman Empire," Historia 33 (1984) 358-377
Inge Mennen. Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284. 2011.