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en-wikipedia-org-5405		Gordian III - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	3159	588	62	Gordian III (Latin: Marcus Antonius Gordianus; 20 January 225 – 11 February 244 AD) was Roman emperor from AD 238 to 244. Due to Gordian's age, the imperial government was surrendered to the aristocratic families, who controlled the affairs of Rome through the Senate.[11] In 240, Sabinianus revolted in the African province, but he was quickly defeated.[12] In 241, Gordian was married to Furia Sabinia Tranquillina,[13] daughter of the newly appointed praetorian prefect, Timesitheus. Sasanian sources claim that a battle occurred (Battle of Misiche) near modern Fallujah (Iraq) and resulted in a major Roman defeat and the death of Gordian III.[18] One view holds that Gordian died at Zaitha, murdered by his frustrated army, while the role of Philip is unknown.[19] Scholarly analyses suggest the Sasanian version "while defective is superior" to the Roman one.[20] Potter, Philip transferred the body of the deceased emperor to Rome and arranged for his deification.[21] Edwell, Dodgeon, and Lieu state that Philip had Gordian buried at Zaitha after the campaign against the Sasanians had ended in failure.[22][23]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5405.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5405.txt