Episode CLXIV - Gordian III
When the dust settled on a six month civil war in 238CE, only the 13 year old Gordian III is left standing to take the purple.
Emperors of Rome · Assoc. Professor Caillan Davenport
May 5, 202132m 7s
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Show Notes
When the dust settled on a six month civil war in 238CE, only the 13 year old Gordian III is left standing to take the purple. Once again Rome is left with a teenage emperor.
Guest:
Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Senior Lecturer, Roman History, Macquarie University/Humboldt Research Fellow, Goethe University, Frankfurt)