238 in der Geschichte
9 Einträge
Ereignisse
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Roman subjects in the province of Africa revolt against Maximinus Thrax and elect Gordian I as emperor.
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Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperors.
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Gordian II loses the Battle of Carthage against the Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax and is killed. Gordian I, his father, commits suicide.
Gordian II · Battle of Carthage (238) · Numidia · Maximinus Thrax · Gordian I
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Year of the Six Emperors: The Roman Senate outlaws emperor Maximinus Thrax for his bloodthirsty proscriptions in Rome and nominates two of its members, Pupienus and Balbinus, to the throne.
Year of the Six Emperors · Roman Senate · Maximinus Thrax · Proscription · Ancient Rome
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The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day, Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed emperor.
Praetorian Guard · Pupienus and Balbinus · Ancient Rome · Gordian III
Berühmte Todesfälle
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Gordian I, Roman emperor (b. 159)
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Gordian II, Roman emperor (b. 192)
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Balbinus, Roman emperor (b. 165)
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Pupienus, Roman emperor (b. 178)