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Augustus became emperor in 27 bc, the crisis of the 3rd century started in 235 ac. That's a 262 year run before shit really hit the fan. The empire reunited again towards the of the 3rd century, but more authoritarian, corrupt, unstable, ... than before. The reforms that would lead to medieval serfdom were introduced then as well.