Philip the Arab

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Philip the Arab was a 3rd-century Roman emperor of Syrian origin who ruled from 244 to 249 AD and is noted for presiding over Rome’s millennium celebrations and for his controversial association with early Christianity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 3rd-century Roman emperor ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
alternativeName Philip I ⓘ
Philippus Arabs ⓘ
linked to: Philip the Arab
associatedWith Decius ⓘ
Gordian III ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Gordian III

Otacilia Severa ⓘ
Philip II ⓘ
birthDate c. 204 ⓘ
birthPlace Shahba ⓘ
birthRegion Roman province of Arabia ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
causeOfDownfall defeat by Decius ⓘ
child Philip II ⓘ
linked to: Philippus
coinageFeature extensive commemorative issues for Rome’s millennium ⓘ
concludedPeaceWith Shapur I ⓘ
deathCause killed in battle ⓘ
deathDate 249 ⓘ
deathPlace near Verona ⓘ
dynasty Philippian dynasty ⓘ
era Crisis of the Third Century ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Arab ⓘ
linked to: Arabs
fullName Marcus Julius Philippus ⓘ
linked to: Philippus
governedRegion Roman Empire ⓘ
heldOffice Praetorian prefect ⓘ
honorific Consul ⓘ
Pater Patriae ⓘ
Pontifex Maximus ⓘ
linked to: pontifex maximus

Tribunicia Potestas ⓘ
imperialTitle Augustus ⓘ
knownFor Syrian origin ⓘ
controversial association with Christianity ⓘ
peace treaty with the Sasanian Empire ⓘ
short and turbulent reign ⓘ
militaryConflict Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ
notableEvent celebrated the 1000th anniversary of Rome in 248 ⓘ
presided over Rome’s millennium celebrations ⓘ
paidTributeTo Shapur I ⓘ
parent Julius Marinus ⓘ
predecessor Gordian III ⓘ
linked to: Emperor Gordian III
reignEnd 249 ⓘ
reignStart 244 ⓘ
religiousAssociation early Christianity ⓘ
religiousStatus alleged Christian ⓘ
pagan emperor (traditional view) ⓘ
spouse Marcia Otacilia Severa ⓘ
successor Decius ⓘ
title Imperator Caesar Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus ⓘ

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Gordian III → successor → Philip the Arab ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Gordian III
Gordian III → praetorianPrefect → Philip the Arab ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Gordian III
Decius → predecessor → Philip the Arab ⓘ
Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius → successor → Philip the Arab ⓘ
Gordian dynasty → followedBy → Philip the Arab ⓘ
Timesitheus → successorAsPraetorianPrefect → Marcus Julius Philippus (Philip the Arab) ⓘ
linked to: Philip the Arab
Philip the Arab → alternativeName → Philippus Arabs ⓘ
linked to: Philip the Arab
Decius → predecessor → Philip the Arab ⓘ
subject linked to: Emperor Decius
Sapor → opponent → Philip the Arab ⓘ
Herennius Etruscus → precededBy → Philip the Arab ⓘ
Barracks emperors → notableExample → Philip the Arab ⓘ
antoninianus → continuedUnderEmperors → Philip the Arab ⓘ