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Balbinus

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Balbinus
31st Emperor o the Roman Empire
Bust o Balbinus
Ring22 Aprile – 29 Julie 238 (wi Pupienus, an in opposeetion tae Maximinus Thrax)
PredecessorGordian I an II
SuccessorGordian III
Dee'd29 Julie 238 (aged 73)
Roum
Full name
Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus Pius
(frae birth tae accession);
Caesar Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus Pius Augustus (as emperor)

Balbinus (Laitin: Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus Pius Augustus;[1][2] c. 165 – 29 Julie 238), wis Roman Emperor wi Pupienus for three month in 238, the Year o the Sax Emperors.

References

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  1. In Clessical Laitin, Balbinus' name would be inscribed as DECIMVS CAELIVS BALBINVS PIVS AVGVSTVS.
  2. Adkins, Lesley; Adkins, Roy A. (1994). Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 26.