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Philip the Arab (Latin: Marcus Julius Philippus "Arabs"; c. 204 – September 249) was Roman emperor from 244 to 249. He was born in Aurantis, Arabia, in a city situated in modern-day Syria. After the death of Gordian III in February 244, Philip, who had been Praetorian prefect, achieved power.
Jan 8, 2014 · Philip the Arab was the first of several short-lived emperors who would rule the vast Roman Empire for the next three decades. While Philip's brief reign was spent mostly in constant combat, he did make some contributions to the empire.
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Philip the Arab was one of the few 3rd-century Roman emperors sympathetic to Christians, although his relationship with Christianity is obscure and controversial. Philip was born in Auranitis, an Arab district east of the Sea of Galilee (in modern-day Syria ).
Marcus Julius Philippus or Philippus I Arabs (c. 204 - 249), known in English as Philip the Arab or formerly (prior to World War II) in English as Philip the Arabian, was a Roman Emperor from 244 to 249. He became a member of the Praetorian guard under Alexander Severus in 243.
Jun 7, 1999 · The disgruntled soldiers, still eager for decisive leadership and decisive victories, revolted yet again in the late spring of 249 and proclaimed Decius emperor. Philip marched out from Rome to face the approaching troops of Decius. In late summer, the two armies met outside Verona.
Aug 11, 2020 · Philippus was born in about AD 204 in a small town in the region of Trachonitis in south-western Syria as the son of an Arab chieftain called Marinus, who held Roman equestrian rank. He was to become known as ‘Philip the Arab’, the first man of that race to hold the imperial throne.
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Philip the Arab (c. 204 – September 249) was Roman emperor from 244 to 249 AD. Early life [ change | change source ] Philip ( Latin : Marcus Julius Philippus ) [3] was born in around 204. [4]
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