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Maximus Pupienus Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Maximus Pupienus was known for his expertise in organizing events and timelines, making him the perfect inspiration for a timeline game.

  • Players must place events in their correct chronological order
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  • 238 AD: Birth of Maximus Pupienus
  • c. 250 AD: Served as a senator in Rome
  • c. 254 AD: Appointed consul
  • c. 256 AD: Governorship of Moesia Inferior
  • c. 257 AD: Governorship of Dacia
  • c. 259 AD: Governorship of Germania Superior
  • c. 260 AD: Governorship of Pannonia
  • c. 260 AD: Marriage to Otacilia Severa
  • c. 260 AD: Appointment as Praetorian Prefect
  • 238 AD: Election as Roman Emperor (joint rule with Balbinus)
  • 238 AD: Assassination of Emperor Gordian I and Gordian II
  • 238-241 AD: Conflict with the Senate
  • 238 AD: Rebellion of the Gordians in Africa
  • 238-239 AD: Civil war against Capellianus in Africa
  • 239 AD: Defeat and execution of Capellianus
  • 238 AD: Death of Balbinus (Maximus Pupienus becomes sole emperor)
  • 238-241 AD: Conflict with the Senate and Praetorian Guard
  • 238-241 AD: Military campaigns against the Germanic tribes along the Rhine
  • 238-241 AD: Reign marked by financial difficulties and plague outbreaks
  • 238 AD: Assassination of Maximus Pupienus by the Praetorian Guard

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