Furia Sabinia Tranquillina or Sabinia Tranquillina (flourished 3rd century) was a Roman woman and was the beautiful, intelligent and young daughter of the Praetorian Prefect Timesitheus by an unknown wife. // Overview Events 212: Constitutio Antoniniana grants citizenship to all free Roman men 212-216: Baths of Caracalla 230-232: Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east 235-284: Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire 250-538: Kofun era, the first...
In 241 her father, was appointed the head of the Praetorian Guard by the Roman Emperor Gordian III. In May that year, Tranquillina had married Gordian. She became a Roman Empress and received the honorific title of Augusta. Her marriage to Gordian was an admission by the young emperor of both political indispensability of Timesitheus and Tranquillina’s suitability as an empress. Events Shapur I of Persia succeeds Ardashir I Births Deaths Ardashir I, first ruler of the Sassanids Categories: 241 ... Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius (January 20, 225 - February 11, 244), known in English as Gordian III, was Roman Emperor from 238 to 244. ...
Gordian and Tranquillina had loved each other and had a happy marriage. They showed much respect and admiration for each other. Tranquillina’s character in her grace, sweetness and high morals made her very popular with Roman citizens and the Roman army. In 243, her father had died was replaced with Philip the Arab, as head of the Praetorian Guard. When Gordian died in February 244 of unknown causes, Philip became the new emperor. Tranquillina survived him, however had no children with him. Events Gordian III defeats Shapur I of Persia at Resaena Births Deaths Categories: 243 ... Marcus Julius Philippus (c. ... The Praetorian Guard of Augustus - 1st century. ... February 11 - Emperor Gordian III is killed by his Praetorian Prefect Philip the Arab after Phillip replaces Timesitheus and then declares himself co-emperor. ...
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