Gordian III | |||||||||
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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.
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