Battle of Carthage (238)
Battle between the Roman armies of Gordian II and Capelianus (238) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Carthage was fought in 238 AD between a Roman army loyal to Emperor Maximinus Thrax and the forces of Emperors Gordian I and Gordian II.
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Portrait of Gordian II on a denarius. | |||||||
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Numidian forces loyal to Maximinus Thrax |
Forces of Gordian I and Gordian II | ||||||
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Capelianus | Gordian II † | ||||||
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one legion other veteran units |
larger army of untrained militia |
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