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Gordian II
Sign in to saveAlso known as Emperor of Rome Gordian II, Emperor of Rome Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus
Roman Emperor in 238 AD
Gordian II was a Roman Emperor who ruled for only a few weeks in 238 AD during a period of severe political instability in the empire. He matters because his brief reign reflects the chaos of the third century, when the Roman Empire faced multiple claimants to the throne and rapid turnover in leadership that weakened imperial power.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Roman Carthage
- Place of death
- Roman Carthage
- Child
- Gordian III
- Father
- Gordian I
- Sibling
- Maecia Faustina
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- quaestor
- Family
- Gordian dynasty
- Noble title
- Augustus
- Military rank
- imperator
- Image
- Sestertius Gordian II-RIC 0008.jpg
- Number of children
- 60
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- Commons category
- Gordianus II
- date of death
- 0238-04-12
- date of birth
- 0190-00-00
- time period
- Low Roman Empire
- manner of death
- homicide
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- gens
- Antonia gens
- name in native language
- IMPERATOR CAESAR MARCVS ANTONIVS GORDIANVS SEMPRONIANVS ROMANVS AFRICANVS AUGUSTVS
- nickname
- Priapus
- honorific prefix
- Caesar
- short name
- GORDIANVS II
- birth name
- MARCVS ANTONIVS GORDIANVS SEMPRONIANVS ROMANVS
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Encyclopedic overview
DynastyGordian FatherGordian I MotherUnknown, possibly Fabia Orestilla.
Gordian II (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus; c. 192 – April 238) was briefly Roman emperor in AD 238 with his father Gordian I during 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 recorded reign of any Roman emperor, at about 22 days.
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