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    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...
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    rebellion broke out in the Africa Province, where Gordian's grandfather and uncle, Gordian I and II, were proclaimed joint emperors. This revolt was suppressed...
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  • Look up Gordian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gordian may refer to: Gordian I (c.159–238), Roman emperor for one month with his son Gordian II (c.192–238)...
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    Gordian I (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus; c. 158 – April 238 AD) was Roman emperor for 22 days with his son Gordian II in 238,...
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    out, leading to the successive proclamation of Gordian I, Gordian II, Pupienus, Balbinus, and Gordian III as emperors in opposition to Maximinus. Maximinus...
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    equal power. The senate recognised father and son as emperors Gordian I and Gordian II, respectively. Their reign, however, lasted for only three weeks...
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    led by Gordian I and Gordian II, which was soon supported by the Roman Senate, but this was quickly defeated with Gordian II killed and Gordian I committing...
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    According to some they reigned about twenty-two days [referring to Gordian I and Gordian II], but according to others not quite three months." Cooley, Alison...
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    fourth-century Epitome de Caesaribus, he was thought to be a bastard son of Gordian II, although this is doubted by some historians. The Historia Augusta refers...
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    According to some they reigned about twenty-two days [referring to Gordian I and Gordian II], but according to others not quite three months." Cooley, Alison...
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    Ramesses II (/ˈræməsiːz, ˈræmsiːz, ˈræmziːz/; Ancient Egyptian: rꜥ-ms-sw, Rīꜥa-masē-sə, Ancient Egyptian pronunciation: [ɾiːʕamaˈseːsə]; c. 1303 BC – 1213...
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    after Gordian I and his son Gordian II rose up against Emperor Maximinus Thrax and were proclaimed co-emperors by the Roman Senate. Gordian II was killed...
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    ISBN 0415165911. Roxan no. 191 shows that Geta was already Augustus and trib. pot. II on 7 January 210. The tribunicia potestas was renewed every 10 December. Kienast...
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    Constantine II (Latin: Flavius Claudius Constantinus; 316 – 340) was Roman emperor from 337 to 340. The son of the emperor Constantine I, he was proclaimed...
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    to Emperor Maximinus Thrax and the forces of Emperors Gordian I and Gordian II. Gordian I and II were father and son, both supported by the Roman Senate...
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    The cutting of the Gordian Knot is an Ancient Greek legend associated with Alexander the Great in Gordium in Phrygia, regarding a complex knot that tied...
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    Pertinax wished to reduce them". Hume – Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary, II.XII.41 Graham, John Remington (2009). Free, Sovereign, and Independent States:...
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    Suffectus or in 238 as an Ordinarius. In 238 he was princeps senatus, and Gordian I negotiated through him for senatorial acknowledgement for his claim as...
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    the Roman empire: From the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1961. OCLC 463202486...
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    Valentinian II (Latin: Valentinianus; 371 – 15 May 392) was a Roman emperor in the western part of the Roman empire between AD 375 and 392. He was at first...
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    Romanos II (Greek: Ῥωμανός, romanized: Rōmanos; 938 – 15 March 963) was Byzantine Emperor from 959 to 963. He succeeded his father Constantine VII at the...
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    Nikephoros II Phokas (Greek: Νικηφόρος Φωκᾶς, Nikēphóros Phōkãs; c. 912 – 11 December 969), Latinized Nicephorus II Phocas, was Byzantine emperor from...
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    was the Emperor of the Roman Empire from 244 to 249. After the death of Gordian III in February 244, Philip, who had been Praetorian prefect, rose to power...
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    Flavius Valerius Severus (died September 307), also called Severus II, was a Roman emperor from 306 to 307, and a member of the Tetrarchy. He shared control...
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  • Maximinus. The elderly Gordian yields to public demand that he succeed Maximinus and rules jointly with his 46-year-old son Gordian II. c. April – Battle...
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    also the second youngest sole Roman emperor of a united empire, after Gordian III. Alexander's peacetime reign was prosperous. However, Rome was militarily...
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    Vol. II, pp. 316–317; Grant, pp. 286–287. PLRE, Vol. II, p. 1100; ODB, pp. 2051–2052; Grant, pp. 288–291. PLRE, Vol. II, pp. 180–181. PLRE, Vol. II, pp...
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    Leo II (‹See Tfd›Greek: Λέων, Leōn; c. 467 – 474), called the Younger, briefly ruled as emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire from 473 to 474. He was the...
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    Herodian, ii.12.3. Herodian, ii.11.6. Cassius Dio, lxxiv, 17.3. Cassius Dio, lxxiv, 17.4; Historia Augusta, Didius Julianus, 8.7; Herodian, ii.12.6. Historia...
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    however, Marcus did not hesitate to take the Imperator II with him. The army of Syria was reinforced by II Adiutrix and Danubian legions under X Gemina's legate...
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