Emperor Gordian III

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3rd-century Roman emperor Roman emperor historical figure

Emperor Gordian III was a young 3rd-century Roman emperor whose brief reign (238–244 AD) was marked by campaigns against the Sassanid Empire and relative internal stability following the Year of the Six Emperors.

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Gordian III 1
Gordianus III 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 3rd-century Roman emperor ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
achieved victory at the Battle of Resaena ⓘ
ageAtAccession about 13 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Emperor Gordian III ⓘ
surface form: Gordianus III

Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius ⓘ
surface form: Marcus Antonius Gordianus
appointedBy Roman Senate ⓘ
associatedWith Third Gallic Legion ⓘ
battle Battle of Resaena ⓘ
becameAugustusInYear 238 ⓘ
becameCaesarInYear 238 ⓘ
birthDate 225 ⓘ
birthPlace Rome ⓘ
burialPlace Shivta ⓘ
surface form: Zaitha
cameToPowerDuring Year of the Six Emperors ⓘ
campaignAgainst Sasanian Empire ⓘ
causeOfDeath disputed ⓘ
coinageDepicts Mars ⓘ
Sol ⓘ
Victory ⓘ
conflict Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
surface form: Roman–Sasanian Wars
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 244 ⓘ
deathPlace Mesopotamia ⓘ
near Zaitha ⓘ
dynasty Gordian dynasty ⓘ
era Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
father Gordian II ⓘ
fullName Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius ⓘ
grandfather Gordian I ⓘ
heldRank Caesar ⓘ
knownFor relative internal stability after 238 ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
militaryAdvisor Timesitheus ⓘ
mother Antonia Gordiana ⓘ
notableFor being one of the youngest Roman emperors ⓘ
opponent Shapur I ⓘ
positionHeld Roman emperor ⓘ
possibleCauseOfDeath assassinated by his own troops ⓘ
killed in battle ⓘ
praetorianPrefect Philip the Arab ⓘ
Timesitheus ⓘ
predecessor Balbinus ⓘ
Pupienus ⓘ
regnalName Emperor Gordian III self-link ⓘ
surface form: Gordian III
reignEnd 244 ⓘ
reignStart 238 ⓘ
religion Roman paganism ⓘ
ruledOver Roman Empire ⓘ
spouse Furia Sabinia Tranquillina ⓘ
spouseFather Timesitheus ⓘ
successor Philip the Arab ⓘ
title Augustus ⓘ
Pater Patriae ⓘ
pontifex maximus ⓘ
surface form: Pontifex Maximus

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Emperor Gordian III → alsoKnownAs → Emperor Gordian III ⓘ
subject surface form: Gordian III
this entity surface form: Gordianus III
El Jem Amphitheatre → constructionStartReignOf → Emperor Gordian III ⓘ
Emperor Gordian III → regnalName → Emperor Gordian III self-link ⓘ
subject surface form: Gordian III
this entity surface form: Gordian III