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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;panzerman, post: 4223410, member: 77704&quot;]Gordian III became Emperor in 238AD after the co-Emperors Balbinus and Pupienus where murdered by the Praetorian Guard. However, due to his young age, the newly appointed Prefect of the Praetorians was defacto Emperor. Timesitheus, was also Gordian&#039;s Father in Law. In 243AD the Roman Empire was fighting a two front War. In the Western Front, the Germans where on the march, taking territories. In the Eastern Front, the Sasanian, &quot;King of Kings&quot; Shapur I launched an invasion of Syria. Gordian marched East to meet the threat.&nbsp; At the Battle of Raseina in 243AD the Sasanians where defeated and forced into a retreat. At the same time Timesitheus died mysteriously, and Marcus Junius Philippus became the new prefect. Meanwhile near Ctesiphon, the Persians mounted a counterattack on the Romans. At Misiche, the Persians (Sasanians) won a decisive victory, resulting in huge losses, and death of Gordian. It is thought that Philippus (later Emperor) had a hand in it.[ATTACH=full]1081001[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1081002[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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