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Who was one of the emperors who opposed Maximinus in the Year of the Six Emperors?

  • Gordian III

  • Domitian

  • Commodus

  • Nero

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Gordian III was one of the emperors who opposed Maximinus in the Year of the Six Emperors. He was the son of Gordian I, who had been elected emperor in March 238 AD by the people of Carthage. Gordian III was only 13 years old when he became emperor, but he proved to be a capable and popular ruler.
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