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Roman emperor (225-244)

Roman Emperor in 238 AD

Furia Sabinia Tranquillina (c. 225 – aft. 244 AD) was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Gordian III. She was the young daughter of the Praetorian Prefect Timesitheus by an unknown wife. ==Father's rise to power and marriage== In 241 AD her father was appointed the head of the Praetorian Guard by the Roman Emperor Gordian III. Timesitheus was known to have great influence over the emperor, who was only 16 years old in 241 AD, having become emperor at age 13 in 238 AD, sponsored in this position by the power of the Praetorian Guard. After becoming the head of the Praetorian Guard, Timesith

Relief of triumph of Shapur I over Valerian at Naqsh-e Rustam

relief in Fars Province, Iran

Maecia Faustina

daughter of emperor Gordian I and mother of Gordian III

Gordian dynasty

short-lived 3rd-century Roman imperial dynasty

Sasanian campaign of Gordian III

242–244 military campaign