Gordian I and Gordian II
Gordian I (Bardo Museum, Tunis)
Main deeds: Both men revolted against Maximinus Thrax but were defeated by Capellianus. Their revolt was successfully continued by Pupienus and Balbinus, who adopted Gordianus III.
Gordian I
Names:
- ±158: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus
- 1 (?) January 238: Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus Augustus
- 20 (?) January 238: suicide
Relatives:
- father: Maecius Marullus (?)
- mother: Ulpia Gordiana (?)
- married to: Fabia Orestilla (?)
- children: Gordianus I, Maecia Faustina (married to Junius Balbus, mother of Gordianus III)
Career:
- ±158 Born
- Quaestor
- Aedile
- Praetor
- 216 Propraetor of Britannia Inferior
- c.220 Proconsul of Achaea
- c.221 Consul
- after 222 Propraetor of Syria
- 237 Proconsul of Africa
- January 238: proclaimed emperor; sends Valerian to Rome as envoy
- His son is defeated by III Augusta; commits suicide
Links:
- biography included in the Historia Augusta
- Philostratus dedicated the Life of the sophists to Gordian I before he became emperor.
Gordian I (©!!)
Gordian II
Names:
- ±192: Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus
- 1 (?) January 238: Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus Augustus
- 20 (?) January 238: killed in action
Relatives:
- father: Gordianus I
- mother: Fabia Orestilla (?)
Career:
- Quaestor during the reign of Heliogabalus
- Praetor during the reign of Severus Alexander
- Consul during the reign of Severus Alexander
- 237 Deputy of his father
Links:
- biography included in the Historia Augusta
- Herodian's History of the Roman Empire (Book 7)
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