238
By Place
Roman Empire
*
Carpians invade
Moesia, Emperor
Maximinus Thrax campaigns against them.
*In spite of the payment of a tribute, the Romans fail to persuade the Goths and the Carpians to withdraw from Moesia.
*
March 7 -
Gordian I and
Gordian II become Roman Emperors. They rule for 36 days (until their deaths on
April 12).
*
April 22 -
Pupienus and Balbinus become Roman Emperors.
*The town of
Aquileia takes the side of
Roman Senate against Maximinus Thrax.
*
July 29 -
Gordian III becomes Emperor on the deaths of Pupienus and Balbinus.
*Future Roman Emperor
Valerian becomes
princeps senatus.
*The
Colosseum is restored after being damaged.
*The
Goths, coming from
Ukraine, cross the
Danube and devastate the Empire up to the border with
Anatolia.
*In
North Africa,
Legio III Augusta, is dissolved. Until its reconstitution in
253, Africa is defended by auxiliary troops only.
*
*
April 12 -
Roman emperors Gordian I (
suicide) and
Gordian II (killed in battle)
*
June 24 -
Maximinus Thrax, Roman Emperor
*
July 29 -
Pupienus and Balbinus, Roman Emperors
*
Gongsun Yuan,
Chinese warlord in
Liaodong and northwestern
Korea*
Chosroes I,
King of Armenia (assassinated)
