Gordian I
Roman Emperor
- Fame57.3
- Momentum0.0
- Journalists rank#239
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- Fame57.3
- Momentum0.0
- Journalists rank#239
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Lived 159–238, aged 79Turkey
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Updated 2026-06-08
Roman emperor for 22 days in 238 AD — the second-shortest reign in imperial history. He and his son were swept into a rebellion against Maximinus Thrax, lost, and both died within three weeks of taking power.
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Born around 158, Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus lived a long life before the throne found him at eighty. In 238 — the Year of the Six Emperors — he and his son Gordian II were pulled into an uprising against Maximinus Thrax. They ruled together for 22 days. Battle went badly. His son died first. Gordian I followed him by his own hand in April 238.
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