[Born, A.D. 192. Died at Carthage, in Africa, A.D. 238. Aged 46.]
Eldest son of Gordianus Africanus, with whom he was proclaimed Emperor,
in Africa, in opposition to Maximinus. He was defeated and slain by
Capellianus, the Procurator of Numidia, who remained faithful to
Maximinus. His instructor, Serenus Sammonicus, left him heir to a large
library. Gordianus II. had a good knowledge of law, and cultivated
literature.
[From the marble in the Capitoline Museum at Rome.]