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Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" (c. 173 – 238) was a Roman emperor from 235 to 238. Born of Thracian origin – given the nickname Thrax ("the Thracian") – he rose up through the military ranks, ultimately holding high command in the army of the Rhine under Emperor Severus Alexander .
Maximinus Thrax: Roman Empire: 255.66 cm: ... The 2017 Basque movie Handia is based on his life. His remains were excavated and measured. ... Height disputed between ...
3 Was Maximinus really a giant? 3 comments. 4 Removal of "8 feet 6 inches tall" claims. 5 comments. 5 Unfair assumptions. 3 comments. 6 Not 8'6" 6 comments. 7 Thrax ...
Maximinus Thrax, Roman Emperor from 235 to 238. [130] Aureolus, Roman military commander; Galerius, Roman Emperor from 305 to 311; born to a Thracian father and Dacian mother; Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor from 306 to 337; born to Thracian father [131] [132] from Naissus and Thracian mother in Naissus; Licinius, Roman Emperor from 308 to 324
The heads of Maximinus and his son were sent to Rome. Such was the fate suffered by Maximinus and his son, who paid the penalty for their savage rule. [4] This led to the end of the siege. Some soldiers were unhappy about this, particularly those close to Maximinus, but they went along with the decision. [5]
The Year of the Six Emperors was the year AD 238, during which six men made claims to be emperors of Rome.This was an early symptom of what historians now call the Crisis of the Third Century, also known as Military Anarchy or the Imperial Crisis (AD 235–285), a period in which the Roman Empire nearly collapsed under the combined pressures of foreign invasions and migrations into the Roman ...
The shortest-reigning emperor. Killed outside Carthage in battle against an army loyal to Maximinus I [89] Pupienus Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus: c. May – c. August 238 (99 days) Proclaimed emperor jointly with Balbinus by the Senate after death of Gordian I and II, in opposition to Maximinus: c. 164 – c. August 238 (aged approx. 74)
The barracks emperors tended to be low-class commoners, often from outlying parts of the empire. The first barracks emperor, Maximinus Thrax, had begun his military career as an enlisted soldier. [1] A barracks emperor could not boast of a distinguished family name or a successful career as a statesman or public servant.