| Gordian I | |||||||||
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.jpg) Gordian I on a denarius. Inscription: IMP. CAES. M. ANT. GORDIANVS AFR. AVG. | |||||||||
| Roman emperor | |||||||||
| Reign | c. March – April 238[1] | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Maximinus Thrax | ||||||||
| Successor | Pupienus and Balbinus | ||||||||
| Co-emperor | Gordian II | ||||||||
| Born | c. 158 possibly Phrygia | ||||||||
| Died | April 238 (aged about 80) Carthage, Africa Proconsularis | ||||||||
| Spouse | Unknown, possibly Fabia Orestilla[2] | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Gordian | ||||||||
| Father | Unknown, possibly Maecius Marullus[5] or Marcus Antonius[6] | ||||||||
| Mother | Unknown, possibly Ulpia Gordiana[5] or Sempronia Romana[6] | ||||||||
| Part of a series on Roman imperial dynasties |
| Year of the Six Emperors |
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| AD 238 |
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Gordian I (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus; c. 158 – April 238 AD) was Roman emperor for 22 days with his son Gordian II in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors. Caught up in a rebellion against the Emperor Maximinus Thrax, he was defeated in battle and committed suicide after the death of his son, having had the shortest reign in imperial history.
- ^ The exact chronology of events is unknown. See: Rea, J. (1972). "O. Leid. 144 and the Chronology of A.D. 238". ZPE 9, 1-19.
- ^ Historia Augusta, The Three Gordians, 17:4
- ^ Southern, p. 86.
- ^ Cooley, Alison E. (2012). The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy. Cambridge University Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-521-84026-2.
- ^ a b Historia Augusta, The Three Gordians, 2:2
- ^ a b Settipani (2001), Continuité gentilice et continuité sénatoriale dans les familles sénatoriales romaines à l'époque impériale