Gordian III
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Gordian III was Roman emperor from 238 to 244. At the age of 13, he became the second-youngest sole emperor of the united Roman Empire. Gordian was the son of Maecia Faustina and her husband Junius Ba
Bust in the Louvre
Silver Antoninianus of Gordian III, mint of Rome, 238–239 AD; Obverse: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right; Reverse: VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing facing in military dress, head left, with shield and spear; Reference: RIC 6, RSC 381
Maximinus Thrax
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Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" was Roman emperor from 235 to 238. Of Thracian origin – given the nickname Thrax – he rose up through the military ranks, ultimately holding high command in the ar
Gordian III
…acclamation. In 235, following the murder of Emperor Alexander Severus in Moguntiacum (modern Mainz), the capital of the Roman province Germania Superior, Maximinus Thrax was acclaimed emperor. In the following years, there was a growing opposition against Maximinus in the Roman Senate and amongst the majority of the…
Bust, Capitoline Museums, Rome
Ruins of Imperial Palace at Sirmium, today in Sremska Mitrovica
Portrait in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.
Maximinus Thrax