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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. [9] Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana [10] and Junius Balbus, who died before 238. [11] Antonia Gordiana was the daughter of Emperor ...
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- Philip the Arab
Gordian III (born 225—died 244, Zaitha, Mesopotamia) was a Roman emperor from 238 to 244. After the deaths of the joint emperors Gordian I and Gordian II in 238, the Roman Senate proclaimed two elderly senators, Pupienus and Balbinus, joint emperors. However, the people and the Praetorian Guard in Rome distrusted the Senate’s nominees and ...
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Gordian III. Marcus Antonius Gordianus (January 20 225 – February 11, 244), known in English as Gordian III, was Roman Emperor from 238 to 244. Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana and his father was an unnamed Roman Senator who died before 238. Antonia Gordiana was the daughter of Emperor Gordian I and younger sister of Emperor Gordian II.
Aug 9, 2020 · Learn about the life and death of Gordian III, the son of Gordian I and the grandson of Gordian II. He became Caesar (junior emperor) at a young age and faced challenges from the praetorian guard and the Persians. He died in battle against the Goths in AD 244.
Gordian III was the youngest emperor of the Roman Empire who ruled alone. He was only 13 years old when he became emperor and ruled from 238 to 244 AD. His father was Junius Balbus and his mother was Antonia Gordiana. [3]
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Nov 25, 2013 · Gordian I. Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus, known to history as Gordian I, was born in 159 CE to an unknown father and mother, although there were claims that he was descended from Roman Emperor Trajan on his mother's side and the Republic reformers Gracchi, Tiberius and Gaius, on his father's.
Apr 8, 2001 · Gordian III was a child emperor, but his reign was not perceived as having been burdened by the troubles faced by other young emperors (such as Nero, Commodus and Elagabalus ). Competent administrators held important posts, and cultural traditions appear to have been upheld. Gordian III's unlikely accession and seemingly stable reign reveal ...
