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Latin in full:
Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus
Died:
April 238
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Gordian II (died April 238) was a Roman emperor who ruled jointly for three weeks in March-April 238 with his father, Gordian I. He was killed in a battle with Capellianus, governor of Numidia.

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