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Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" (c. 173 – 238) was a Roman emperor from 235 to 238. ... Some historians interpret the stories on Maximinus's unusual height ...
Maximinus Thrax: Roman Empire: 255.66 cm: 8 ft 4.65 in: Emperor of Rome, among the first people known probably having gigantism. [18] Presumed to be exaggerated. 173–238 (aged 64–65) Al Tomaini: United States: 255 cm: 8 ft 4.5 in: Height disputed. Claimed to be 8 ft 4 in (254 cm).
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)
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
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 ...
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 ...
Right-facing laureate head of Maximinus Thrax, first emperor of the period of barracks emperors.. Coinage from Maximinus Thrax to Aemilianus is understood as the set of coins issued by Rome during the reigns of more than a dozen emperors of the first part of the period called military anarchy, succeeding Severus Alexander (last of the Severan dynasty), from 235 to 253: Maximinus Thrax (235 ...
Maximinus Thrax, Roman emperor from 235 to 238. His nickname "Thrax" which means "Thracian" is due to his origins. Regalianus, Roman general and imperial usurper. Aureolus, Roman military commander and imperial usurper. Galerius, Roman emperor from 305 to 311. Licinius, Roman emperor from 308 to 324. Maximinus Daza, Roman emperor from 310 to 313.