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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eric the Red, post: 18727891, member: 118899&quot;][ATTACH=full]1538078[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Maximinus, original name Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, also called Maximin or Maximinus Thrax (“The Thracian”), (born c. 173, Thrace [modern Bulgaria and portions of Turkey]—died 238, near Aquileia [now in Italy]), <b>first soldier who rose through the ranks to become Roman emperor </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Maximinus was the commander of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_IV_Italica" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_IV_Italica" rel="nofollow">Legio IV <i>Italica</i></a> when <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_Alexander" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severus_Alexander" rel="nofollow">Severus Alexander</a> was assassinated by his own troops in 235. The Pannonian army then elected Maximinus emperor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one from my collection please post some of yours.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1538079[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1538080[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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