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Gordian III (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus; 20 January 225 – c. February 244) was Roman emperor from 238 to 244. At the age of 13, he became the youngest sole emperor of the united Roman Empire. Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana and Junius Balbus, who died before 238.
- Junius Balbus
- Philip the Arab
After his own troops murdered the deposed emperor Maximinus (reigned 235–238), the Praetorian Guard rioted, killed Pupienus and Balbinus, and in August 238 proclaimed the young Gordian sole emperor. The government was directed first by his mother and later by his father-in-law, the praetorian prefect Timesitheus.
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While dealing with a threat to the Eastern provinces of the empire from the Sassanids, Gordian III died or was murdered during a battle with the troops of Shapur I, following several victories. His ashes were taken to Rome, where he was deified. He was succeeded by Philip the Arab, then prefect of the Praetorian Guard. 1 Historical Context. 8.
Feb 11, 2015 · On February 11th 244 the boy-emperor Gordian III died in mysterious circumstances aged just nineteen. He was the youngest person to accede to unshared power in the history of the Roman empire.
Aug 9, 2020 · But only a few months after this, Balbinus and Pupienus was murdered by the praetorian guard. This left Gordian III accede to the throne as emperor. Ominously, it was the praetorians who nominated him to be the next emperor.
Apr 8, 2001 · However Gordian III died, it seems unlikely to have been as a direct result of the battle at Misiche/Peroz-Shapur. The emperor's Persian campaigns were promoted within the Roman Empire as a success.
Nov 25, 2013 · On February 25, 244 CE, Gordian III was killed near the city of Zaitha on the Euphrates River; his body was returned to Rome and the Senate was told the emperor died of natural causes. The memory of Gordian III is recorded in the Historia Augusta :
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