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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.
- February 244 – September 249
- Possibly Christianity
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.
- Donald L. Wasson
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 ).
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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.
Philippus was born in about AD 204 in a small town in the region of Trachonitis in southwestern 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.
Apr 2, 2024 · Philip (born, Shahba [near modern Damascus, Syria]—died 249, Verona [Italy]) was a Roman emperor from 244 to 249. A member of a distinguished equestrian family of Arab descent, Philip was praetorian prefect when the emperor Gordian III was killed in a mutiny (perhaps with Philip’s connivance).
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.
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