[Born (place unknown), A.D. 237. Died A.D. 249. Aged 12.]
Son of Philip I., Emperor of Rome. When seven years old dignified with
the title of Cæsar. When ten years old chosen Consul, and shared the
empire under the title of Augustus. A child of singularly serious
temperament. He could never be induced to laugh, and would turn away his
head when his father indulged in merriment.
[From the Statue Gallery of the Vatican.]