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Pupienus
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about the life of Pupienus
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Pupienus, Emperor of Rome and provinces of the Roman Empire.
Name commonly known as: Pupienus
Latin Roman Name: Marcus
Clodius Pupienus Maximus
Reigned as Roman Emperor /
Caesar: 22 April - 29 July 238 (with
Balbinus, and in revolt
against Maximinus Thrax)
Dynasty /
Historical Period: Crisis of the
Third Century - Year of the Six
Emperors
Place and Date of Birth:
Pupienus was born ca. 178 in the Etruscan city of Volterra
Name of previous Emperor: His predecessor or the Emperor before Pupienus was
Maximinus Thrax
and briefly
Gordian I
Gordian II
Family connections / Genealogy
*** Children:
*** *** Tiberius Clodius Pupienus
Pulcher Maximus
*** *** Marcus Pupienus Africanus
*** *** Pupienia Sextia Paulina
Cethegilla (daughter)
Place and Date of Death:
Pupienus died 29 July 238 in Rome
Name of next Emperor:
The successor to Pupienus was Gordian III
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Pupienus from the following facts and information about his
life. Why was Pupienus famous? The harsh doctrines and
regime of the thuggish emperor, Maximin (aka Maximinus Thrax) produced
a revolt in Africa, where the legions proclaimed their
proconsul, Gordian, emperor. The Senate then revolted
against Maximinus Thrax, but in the mean time, Gordian and
his son were defeated and slain in Africa. The Senate
immediately elected Pupienus and Balbinus as co-emperors.
Mutual suspicions between the two emperors began to plague
their government right from the start. Pupienus had a reputation for severity
when he was prefect in Rome, and this was reported to be one
of the reasons why the plebs were so unhappy with his choice
as Emperor. In order to gratify
the people Pupienus and Balbinus were joined by Gordian III
who was then only twelve years of age. Maximinus Thrax
entered Italy and besieged Aquileia, but his soldiers, weary
of the length of the siege, put him to death. Pupienus and
Balbinus had their disagreements and eventually
both Balbinus and Pupienus
were assassinated on the same day by soldiers of the
Praetorian guard. Pupienus died on 29 July 238 in Rome,
having reigned for just over three months.
Pupienus -
Crisis of the Third Century (235 - 284)
The Crisis of the Third
Century was the period in Roman history following the death
of Alexander Severus when Rome entered into the era of
Military Anarchy commonly known as the Crisis of the Third
Century. During the Crisis of the Third Century, lasting
over 50 years, not one
single Emperor died of natural causes. Revolts sprung up in
virtually all of the provinces and ambitious men struggled
for power. During the crisis there were civil wars, street
fights between the citizens of Rome and soldiers of the
imperial guard, fierce foreign enemies, plagues,
famines, fire and earthquakes.
Pupienus -
Year of the Six Emperors (238)
The Year of the Six
Emperors (238) and the start of the Barracks Emperors. There
were six emperors in 238 AD and each of them were officially
recognized by the Roman Senate. Their names were Maximinus
Thrax, Gordian I, Gordian II, Balbinus, Pupienus and Gordian
III. By the end of the Year of the Six Emperors five had
died a violent and bloody death leaving the 13 year old
Gordian III as the sole Roman Emperor.
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