Year of the Six Emperors

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During the year 238 AD six men made claims to be emperors of Rome. This was an early symptom of what historians now call the Crisis of the Third Century.

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January 238: 238: Year of the Six Emperors between various generals against Maximinus Thrax and after his murder. After Gordian I and Gordian II are defeated by a pro-Maximinus Army following an attempt to overthrow the emperor, Maximinus is assassinated. Pupienus, Balbinus, and Gordian III replace him, but the former two are assassinated within months and only Gordian III survives.