Gordian II

Reece Period attributed: Period 11

Member of the Third Century Emperors dynasty.

Coins for this issuer were issued from 238 until 238.

Gordian II was born around 192. When his father was acclaimed emperor and supported by the Senate in 238, Gordian II was named Augustus as well. He died when Numidian forces attacked Carthage in 238, after 20 days of co-rule.

Other resources about Gordian II

• Dbpedia: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Gordian_II
• Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian_II
• VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/47565555

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Information from Wikipedia

• Preferred label: Gordian II
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• Predecessor: Maximinus Thrax
• Successor: Balbinus, Pupienus
• Definition: 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 22 days.
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  • Father: Gordian I
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• Death place: Battle of Carthage (238), Africa (Roman province)
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  • List of Roman emperors
• Came After:
  • Balbinus
  • Pupienus
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• Subjects on wikipedia:
  • 238 deaths
  • Crisis of the Third Century
  • Sons of Roman emperors
  • Antonii
  • Gordian dynasty
  • Deified Roman emperors
  • Roman emperors killed in battle
  • 3rd-century Roman emperors
  • 192 births