Gordian II

Names
	Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Regnal name
	Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus Augustus

Gordian II
Gordian II
	Sestertius featuring Gordian II. The inscription reads imp caes m ant gordianvs afr avg.
Roman emperor
Reign	c. March – April 238
Predecessor	Maximinus Thrax
Successor	Pupienus and Balbinus
Co-emperor	Gordian I
Born	c. 192
Died	April 238 (aged c. 46); Carthage, Africa Proconsularis
Names
Names
	Marcus Antonius Gordianus
Regnal name
	Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus Augustus
Dynasty	Gordian
Father	Gordian I
Mother	Unknown, possibly Fabia Orestilla

Gordian II (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus; c. 192 – April 238) was Roman emperor with his father Gordian I in 238 AD, the Year of the Six Emperors. Seeking to overthrow Maximinus Thrax, he died in battle outside Carthage. Since he died before his father, Gordian II had the shortest reign of any Roman emperor, at about 22 days. ^[5]

^ 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.
^ Cooley, Alison E. (2012). The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy. Cambridge University Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-521-84026-2.
^ Cooley, Alison E. (2012). The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy. Cambridge University Press. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-521-84026-2.
^ Historia Augusta, The Three Gordians, 17:4
^ Possibly second only to Quintillus, who, according to some sources, reigned for just 17 days. However, sources of his reign are contradictory, and Quintillus more likely ruled at least one month. Syvänne, Ilkka (2020). Aurelian and Probus. Pen and Sword. p. 65. ISBN 9781526767530.