Gordian II Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
The game ‘Gordian II’ is a challenging and engaging timeline game that tests players’ knowledge of historical events and their ability to put them in the correct chronological order.
- Players must use their critical thinking skills to arrange key events in history in the right sequence.
- The game provides a fun and educational way to learn about historical timelines and the interconnectedness of different events.
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- c. 192 AD: Gordian II is born
- 22 March 238 AD: Gordian II becomes co-emperor with his father Gordian I
- 22 March 238 AD: Gordian I and Gordian II are proclaimed joint emperors by the Senate
- Spring 238 AD: Gordian I and Gordian II depart for Africa to fight against Maximinus Thrax
- 12 April 238 AD: Gordian II's father Gordian I dies, making him the sole emperor
- 12 April 238 AD: Gordian II is killed in battle against Capellianus, loyal to Maximinus Thrax
- 12 April 238 AD: End of Gordian II's reign
- 12 April 238 AD: Maximinus Thrax becomes the sole emperor
- 238 AD: Gordian II is deified
- 238 AD: Gordian II's coinage is issued
- 238 AD: Gordian II is buried in Rome
- 238 AD: Gordian II's statues and monuments are erected
- 238 AD: Gordian II's death is mourned by the Roman citizens
- 238 AD: Gordian II's reign is considered a short-lived but noble attempt to restore the Senate's power
- 238 AD: Gordian II's death inspires rebellion against Maximinus Thrax
- 238 AD: The Gordians become symbols of resistance against imperial tyranny
- 238 AD: Gordian II's legacy lives on as a martyr for the cause of restoring the Senate's authority
- 238 AD: Gordian II's memory is honored in various inscriptions and writings
- 238 AD: Gordian II's story is often included in the history of the Crisis of the Third Century
- 238 AD: Gordian II's reign is seen as a turning point in the decline of the Roman Empire