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To replace Maximinus, a group of nobles convinced Gordian I<\/strong> (his official name being Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus<\/strong>) to replace Maximinus.<\/p>\n \n Gordian I was around 80 years old at the time, so he suggested a joint rule with his son Gordian II<\/strong>. When Gordian II lost the Battle of Carthage in 238 AD, Gordian II was killed and Gordian I hung himself to death.<\/p>\n After the Gordians died, the Senate elected two senators named Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus <\/strong>(pictured first) and Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus<\/strong> (pictured second). Pupienus\u2019s soldiers killed Maximinus and thus ended Maximinus\u2019s reign.<\/p>\n \n However, both Pupienus and Balbinus were assassinated by their bodyguards, who resented the senate appointed emperors. Gordian III<\/strong>, whose grandfather was Gordian I, was hastily appointed as Emperor by the Senate. The Gordians had a favorable reputation among the Roman public, so Gordian III became the sixth and final emperor within a year.<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Year of the Six Emperors was a period of political instability in ancient Rome. This was a year where a total of six emperors jockeyed for power, and often through brutal means. Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus was a commoner who rose through the ranks as a soldier. Historians believe he had a complex about…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/latin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2010\/09\/Bust_Gordianus_III_Louvre_Ma1063-233x350.jpg\")