Gordian III
Roman emperor (225-244)
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Became Rome's second-youngest solo emperor at 13 in 238, ruling for six years during one of the empire's messiest periods. Gordian III rode his family name—grandson of Gordian I, nephew of Gordian II—straight to the throne.
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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 Balbus, who died before 238. Their names are mentioned in the unreliable Historia Augusta. Maecia was the daughter of Emperor Gordian I and sister of Emperor Gordian II. Very little is known of his early life before his acclamation.
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