Person158–238
Gordian I
Roman senator who, as proconsul of Africa at about eighty, was proclaimed emperor at Thysdrus in 238 and made his son Gordian II co-emperor; after about three weeks, when his son fell at Carthage, he hanged himself.
- Dates
- between 158 and 159 – 238
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Africa
- In the threads
- Africa (1st–5th c.)
Events
- Revolt of the Gordians and the Year of the Six Emperorsbetween January and April 238 · Africa