Alexander Severus assembles the
Roman army, and establishes his headquarters at
Antioch. He attempts a
diplomatic solution, but the Persians decline and choose war.
Korea
Jobun becomes king of the Korean kingdom of
Silla.[1]
Emperor
Alexander Severus and his mother
Julia Mamaea move to
Moguntiacum (modern
Mainz), the capital of
Germania Superior. His generals have planned a military offensive and built a bridge across the
Rhine. Alexander prefers to negotiate for peace by buying off the
Alemanni. This policy outrages the
Roman legions and he loses the trust of the troops.
c. March – Roman subjects in
Africa revolt against Maximinus. The elderly
Gordian yields to public demand that he succeed Maximinus and rules jointly with his 46-year-old son
Gordian II.
c. May – The Senate outlaws Maximinus for his bloodthirsty proscriptions in
Ancient Rome and nominates two of its members,
Pupienus and
Balbinus, to the
throne.
Maximinus advances to the town
Aquileia in northern
Italy; his army suffers from
famine and
disease, while the city is besieged. Soldiers of
Legio II Parthica kill him in his tent, along with his son
Maximinus (who is appointed
co-emperor). Their corpses are
decapitated and their heads carried to Rome.
c. August – The
Praetorian Guard storms the palace and captures Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged naked through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day
Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed the new emperor.[7]Timesitheus becomes his tutor and advisor.
^Kirsch, Johann Peter (1911). "Pope St. Pontian" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^Shahan, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anterus" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^Meckler, Michael A. (26 June 2001).
"Gordian I (238 A.D.)". Die Imperatoribus Romanis. Salve Regina University. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^Drinkwater, John (2007). "Maximinus to Diocletian and the 'Crisis'". In Bowman, Alan K.; Garnsey, Peter; Cameron, Averil (eds.). The Cambridge Ancient History: The crisis of Empire, A.D. 193–337. Vol. XII (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
ISBN9781139054393.
Alexander Severus assembles the
Roman army, and establishes his headquarters at
Antioch. He attempts a
diplomatic solution, but the Persians decline and choose war.
Korea
Jobun becomes king of the Korean kingdom of
Silla.[1]
Emperor
Alexander Severus and his mother
Julia Mamaea move to
Moguntiacum (modern
Mainz), the capital of
Germania Superior. His generals have planned a military offensive and built a bridge across the
Rhine. Alexander prefers to negotiate for peace by buying off the
Alemanni. This policy outrages the
Roman legions and he loses the trust of the troops.
c. March – Roman subjects in
Africa revolt against Maximinus. The elderly
Gordian yields to public demand that he succeed Maximinus and rules jointly with his 46-year-old son
Gordian II.
c. May – The Senate outlaws Maximinus for his bloodthirsty proscriptions in
Ancient Rome and nominates two of its members,
Pupienus and
Balbinus, to the
throne.
Maximinus advances to the town
Aquileia in northern
Italy; his army suffers from
famine and
disease, while the city is besieged. Soldiers of
Legio II Parthica kill him in his tent, along with his son
Maximinus (who is appointed
co-emperor). Their corpses are
decapitated and their heads carried to Rome.
c. August – The
Praetorian Guard storms the palace and captures Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged naked through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day
Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed the new emperor.[7]Timesitheus becomes his tutor and advisor.
^Kirsch, Johann Peter (1911). "Pope St. Pontian" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^Shahan, Thomas (1907). "Pope St. Anterus" in The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^Meckler, Michael A. (26 June 2001).
"Gordian I (238 A.D.)". Die Imperatoribus Romanis. Salve Regina University. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
^Drinkwater, John (2007). "Maximinus to Diocletian and the 'Crisis'". In Bowman, Alan K.; Garnsey, Peter; Cameron, Averil (eds.). The Cambridge Ancient History: The crisis of Empire, A.D. 193–337. Vol. XII (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
ISBN9781139054393.