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The '''Battle of Carthage''' was fought in 238 between a Roman army loyal to [[Roman Emperor|Emperor]] [[Maximinus Thrax]] and the forces of Emperors [[Gordian I]] and [[Gordian II]]. |
The '''Battle of Carthage''' was fought in 238 AD between a Roman army loyal to [[Roman Emperor|Emperor]] [[Maximinus Thrax]] and the forces of Emperors [[Gordian I]] and [[Gordian II]]. |
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Gordian I and II were father and son, and both Emperors, supported by the [[Roman Senate]] and based in [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa Province]]. The battle was part of a rebellion against Emperor Maximinus Thrax started by landowners who felt they had been overly and unfairly taxed. These landowners assassinated the [[Procurator (Roman fiscal)|procurator]] in [[Thysdrus]] and called on Gordian I to be their emperor. Gordian I marched from Thysdrus to Carthage, where news of the rebellion was welcomed.<ref name="Meckler" /> [[Capelianus]], governor of [[Numidia]] and enemy of the Gordians, led the only legion in Africa, [[Legio III Augusta|Legio III ''Augusta'']], in battle against the two emperors.<ref>{{cite book | last = Brent| first = Allen| authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Cyprian and Roman Carthage| publisher = Cambridge University Press| series = | volume = | edition = | year = 2010| location = New York| pages = 118| language = | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=pGAThuzyVXcC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=Legio+III+Augusta+at+carthage&source=bl&ots=QJeYEzQuug&sig=zbJehkqdwqsLxdLBpPB16BnXNqM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4n4ZUJ7fJ8Tl0QHF84CIBQ&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=Legio%20III%20Augusta%20at%20carthage&f=false| doi = | id = | isbn = | mr = | zbl = | jfm = }}</ref> |
Gordian I and II were father and son, and both Emperors, supported by the [[Roman Senate]] and based in [[Africa (Roman province)|Africa Province]]. The battle was part of a rebellion against Emperor Maximinus Thrax started by landowners who felt they had been overly and unfairly taxed. These landowners assassinated the [[Procurator (Roman fiscal)|procurator]] in [[Thysdrus]] and called on Gordian I to be their emperor. Gordian I marched from Thysdrus to Carthage, where news of the rebellion was welcomed.<ref name="Meckler" /> [[Capelianus]], governor of [[Numidia]] and enemy of the Gordians, led the only legion in Africa, [[Legio III Augusta|Legio III ''Augusta'']], in battle against the two emperors.<ref>{{cite book | last = Brent| first = Allen| authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Cyprian and Roman Carthage| publisher = Cambridge University Press| series = | volume = | edition = | year = 2010| location = New York| pages = 118| language = | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=pGAThuzyVXcC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=Legio+III+Augusta+at+carthage&source=bl&ots=QJeYEzQuug&sig=zbJehkqdwqsLxdLBpPB16BnXNqM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=4n4ZUJ7fJ8Tl0QHF84CIBQ&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=Legio%20III%20Augusta%20at%20carthage&f=false| doi = | id = | isbn = | mr = | zbl = | jfm = }}</ref> |
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The Battle of Carthage was fought in 238 AD between a Roman army loyal to Emperor Maximinus Thrax and the forces of Emperors Gordian I and Gordian II.
Gordian I and II were father and son, and both Emperors, supported by the Roman Senate and based in Africa Province. The battle was part of a rebellion against Emperor Maximinus Thrax started by landowners who felt they had been overly and unfairly taxed. These landowners assassinated the procurator in Thysdrus and called on Gordian I to be their emperor. Gordian I marched from Thysdrus to Carthage, where news of the rebellion was welcomed.[1] Capelianus, governor of Numidia and enemy of the Gordians, led the only legion in Africa, Legio III Augusta, in battle against the two emperors.[2]
The two armies met near Carthage. Gordian II personally led his army, consisting of militiamen without military training: he was defeated and killed, and, upon learning of his son's death, Gordian I committed suicide.[1]
References
- ^ a b Meckler, Michael A. (26 June 2001). "Gordian I (238 A.D.)". Die Imperatoribus Romanis. Salve Regina University. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Brent, Allen (2010). Cyprian and Roman Carthage. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 118.
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