#238 ce

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On This Day | 12 April

In 45 BCE, Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius (the Younger, son of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus) died.

In 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, Roman philosopher, statesman, and dramatist died.

In 238 CE, Gordian II, Roman co-Emperor with his father Gordian I, was killed in battle at Carthage. Gordian I committed suicide after losing the battle.

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On This Day | 10 May

Maximinus Thrax denarius struck in Rome (236 CE). 

In 238 CE, soldiers of the II Parthica murdered Roman Emperor Maximinus Thrax (Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus).

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On This Day | 22 March

In 238 CE, Gordian I and his son, Gordian II, were proclaimed Roman emperor.