Gordian III Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Gordian III, based on 2 World History Database records associated with Roman Empire.

2 records238–2442 events1 places

Chronological biography

238

Succession238

House / House of Soldier Emperors · Emperor

Succeeds as Emperor of Rome, defeats the Persians who invade Mesopotamia in 242

244

Battle of Reaena244

Warfare / Rome War · Emperor · Reaena

Gordianus III drives the Persians across the Euphrates

Titles and roles

Emperor

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.