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Aug 11, 2020 · Marcus Julius Verus Philippus(AD ca. 204 – AD 249) 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.
Jun 7, 1999 · Philip the Arab (244-249 A.D.) Michael L. Meckler. Ohio State University. Marcus Julius Philippus rose from obscure origins to rule for five and one-half years as Rome's emperor. Only sketchy details of his life and reign have survived in the historical record. One of those details -- his ethnicity -- was latched onto by later historians, who ...
AD204 ~ AD249. Born in 204, he was referred to as Philip the Arab because of the origin of his family. In 243 during the reign of Gordian III, his praetorian prefect at the time died in uncertain circumstances. At the suggestion of his brother, Philip took over the position whit the hope that the two of them could eventually control the young ...
Philip the Arab 246 War against the Carpi; later also a war against the Germanic tribes 247 Consul II (with Philippus Junior); triumph; he accepts the titles Carpicus Maximus and Germanicus Maximus 248 Consul III (with Philippus Junior II); celebration of Rome's millennium; death of Otacilia; revolt of Pacatianus in Moesia or Pannonia; Decius ...
Gordian III and Philip the Arab: The Roman Empire at a Crossroads. Ilkka Syvänne. Pen and Sword Military, Apr 14, 2021 - Biography & Autobiography - 256 pages. This is a dual biography of the emperors Marcus Antonius Gordianus (‘Gordian III’, reigned 238-244) and Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus (‘Philip the Arab’, reigned 244-249 ...
Apr 14, 2021 · This is a dual biography of the emperors Marcus Antonius Gordianus (‘Gordian III’, reigned 238-244) and Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus (‘Philip the Arab’, reigned 244-249), focusing mainly on the political and military events during this crucial stage of the ‘Third Century Crisis’.
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- Dr. Ilkka Syvänne
