| Gordian III | |||||||||
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 Bust, 242–244 | |||||||||
| Roman emperor | |||||||||
| Augustus | c. August 238 – c. February 244 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Pupienus and Balbinus | ||||||||
| Successor | Philip the Arab | ||||||||
| Caesar | c. May – August 238 | ||||||||
| Born | 20 January 225[a] Rome, Italy | ||||||||
| Died | c. February 244 (aged 19) Zaitha | ||||||||
| Spouse | Tranquillina | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Gordian | ||||||||
| Father | Junius Balbus | ||||||||
| Mother | Antonia 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.
- ^ Furius Dionysius Filocalus, Chronograph of 354, Part 3: "N·GORDIANI·CM·XXIIII".
- ^ Kienast, Dietmar; Werner Eck & Matthäus Heil (2017) [1990]. Römische Kaisertabelle. WBG. p. 189. ISBN 978-3-534-26724-8.
- ^ Epitome de Caesaribus 27
- ^ Herodian 8.8.
- ^ Cooley 2012, p. 497.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b D’Amato 2020, p. 54.
- ^ Townsend 1934, p. 63.
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