Gordian III

Gordian III
Statue of Gordian III
Bust, 242–244
Roman emperor
Augustusc. August 238 –
c. February 244
PredecessorPupienus and Balbinus
SuccessorPhilip the Arab
Caesarc. May – August 238
Born20 January 225[a]
Rome, Italy
Diedc. February 244 (aged 19)
Zaitha
SpouseTranquillina
Names
Marcus Antonius Gordianus[5]
Regnal name
Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Augustus
DynastyGordian
FatherJunius Balbus
MotherAntonia Gordiana

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.[6][b] Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana[7] and Junius Balbus, who died before 238.[8] Antonia Gordiana was the daughter of Emperor Gordian I and sister of Emperor Gordian II.[7] Very little is known of his early life before his acclamation.

  1. ^ Furius Dionysius Filocalus, Chronograph of 354, Part 3: "N·GORDIANI·CM·XXIIII".
  2. ^ Kienast, Dietmar; Werner Eck & Matthäus Heil (2017) [1990]. Römische Kaisertabelle. WBG. p. 189. ISBN 978-3-534-26724-8.
  3. ^ Epitome de Caesaribus 27
  4. ^ Herodian 8.8.
  5. ^ Cooley 2012, p. 497.
  6. ^ Boteva, Dilyana (2017). "Gordian III and Philip II on coin obverses with two face-to-face busts depicting Sarapis/Theos Megas". Ex Nummis Lux: Studies in Ancient Numismatics in Honour of Dimitar Dragano: 327–337.
  7. ^ a b D’Amato 2020, p. 54.
  8. ^ Townsend 1934, p. 63.


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