Pupienus

Pupienus (238 CE) was co-Emperor with Balbinus during the Year of the Six Emperors (238 CE).
He reigned for three months.

1. BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

NAME:
- Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus.
PUPIENUS’S DATES OF REIGN AS EMPEROR:
- 22 April 238 CE to 29 July 238 CE.
- Year of the Six Emperors
PUPIENUS’ DATE OF BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Born: c.165 CE. Died: 29 July 238 CE.
PLACE OF BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Born: Unknown. Died in Rome, Italy.
PUPIENUS’ PREDECESSOR:
- Gordian I and Gordian II
PUPIENUS’ SUCCESSOR:
- Gordian III, whom he and Balbinus had proclaimed successor to appease the Mobs in Rome.
HEIR TO THE THRONE BECAUSE:
- The Roman Senate voted him and Balbinus co-Emperor, to oppose Maximinus Thrax.
DIED PEACEFULLY OR ASSASSINATED:
- He was tortured then assassinated by the Praetorian Guard, along with Balbinus in the Bath House of the Castra Praetoria.
WHERE BURIED:
- Unknown.
PUPIENUS WAS FAMOUS BECAUSE:
- He reigned for three months during the Year of the Six Emperors.

Along with Balbinus, Pupienas is famous for being one of the six emperors during the Year of the Six Emperors in 238 CE.
On 22 April 238 CE, the Roman Senate elected Pupienas and Balbinus as co-emperors, after Gordian I and Gordian II had been eliminated.
Whilst Balbinus stayed in Rome, Pupienus marched to Ravenna, to meet the challenge from Maximinus Thrax, who was assassinated by his own soldiers.
However, shortly after Pupienus returned to Rome, he and Balbinus were assassinated by the Praetorian Guard in the Bath house of the Castra Praetoria.
Gordian III, the grandson of Gordian I, then became Roman emperor at the age of 13.