Gordian I
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Gordian I was a Roman emperor who briefly ruled in 238 AD during the tumultuous Year of the Six Emperors.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3932293 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gordian I Context triple: [Gordian III, grandfather, Gordian I]
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Gordian II
Gordian II was a short-lived Roman emperor of the 3rd century who briefly co-ruled with his father Gordian I during the Year of the Six Emperors in 238 AD.
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Macrinus
Macrinus was a Roman emperor who briefly ruled from 217 to 218 CE, notable for being the first emperor to come from the equestrian class rather than the traditional senatorial aristocracy.
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Pertinax
Pertinax was a Roman military commander and short-reigning emperor in 193 AD, known for his role in frontier wars and his brief, reform-minded rule following the assassination of Commodus.
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Emperor Gordian III
Emperor Gordian III was a young 3rd-century Roman emperor whose brief reign (238–244 AD) was marked by campaigns against the Sassanid Empire and relative internal stability following the Year of the Six Emperors.
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Severus Alexander
Severus Alexander was a Roman emperor who ruled from 222 to 235 AD, known as the last emperor of the Severan dynasty and for his relatively peaceful and administratively focused reign before being overthrown by the army.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gordian I Target entity description: Gordian I was a Roman emperor who briefly ruled in 238 AD during the tumultuous Year of the Six Emperors.
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Gordian II
Gordian II was a short-lived Roman emperor of the 3rd century who briefly co-ruled with his father Gordian I during the Year of the Six Emperors in 238 AD.
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B.
Macrinus
Macrinus was a Roman emperor who briefly ruled from 217 to 218 CE, notable for being the first emperor to come from the equestrian class rather than the traditional senatorial aristocracy.
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C.
Pertinax
Pertinax was a Roman military commander and short-reigning emperor in 193 AD, known for his role in frontier wars and his brief, reform-minded rule following the assassination of Commodus.
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Emperor Gordian III
Emperor Gordian III was a young 3rd-century Roman emperor whose brief reign (238–244 AD) was marked by campaigns against the Sassanid Empire and relative internal stability following the Year of the Six Emperors.
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Severus Alexander
Severus Alexander was a Roman emperor who ruled from 222 to 235 AD, known as the last emperor of the Severan dynasty and for his relatively peaceful and administratively focused reign before being overthrown by the army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | about 79 years ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 159 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide after defeat of his son ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | one of the earliest emperors of 238 ⓘ |
| conflict | revolt against Maximinus Thrax ⓘ |
| coRulerWith | Gordian II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 238-04-12 ⓘ |
| deathYear | 238 ⓘ |
| depictedOn | Roman imperial coins ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Antonius Gordianus
ⓘ
linked to:
Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius
|
| fatherOf | Gordian II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century ⓘ |
| fullName |
Marcus Antonius Gordianus Sempronianus Romanus Africanus
ⓘ
linked to:
Gordian I
|
| givenName | Marcus ⓘ |
| grandfatherOf | Gordian III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn |
Roman imperial succession crisis of 238
ⓘ
linked to:
Crisis of the Third Century
|
| honorificTitle | Augustus ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| militaryDefeatAt |
Battle near Carthage in 238
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Carthage (238)
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| nobleTitle | Roman senator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the six emperors of 238
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very short reign ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Capelianus
ⓘ
Maximinus Thrax ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Africa Proconsularis ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
proconsul of Africa ⓘ |
| predecessor | Maximinus Thrax ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Africa Proconsularis ⓘ |
| reignDuration | about 3 weeks ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 238-04 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 238-03 ⓘ |
| reignYear | 238 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| successor |
Balbinus
ⓘ
Pupienus ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| wasEmperorDuring | Year of the Six Emperors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gordian I Description of subject: Gordian I was a Roman emperor who briefly ruled in 238 AD during the tumultuous Year of the Six Emperors.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Emperor Gordian III
subject linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (amphitheatre)
linked to: Gordian I
linked to: Gordian I
linked to: Gordian I
linked to: Gordian I
linked to: Gordian I