Emperor Maximinus Thrax

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:birthDate c. 173 AD
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Gaius_Julius_Verus_Maximinus
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Aquileia
gptkbp:causeOfDeath Assassination
gptkbp:causeOfRevolt Heavy taxation
Persecution of the Senate
gptkbp:child Maximus (Gaius Julius Verus Maximus)
gptkbp:coins Issued coins bearing his image
gptkbp:deathDate June 238 AD
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Historia_Augusta
gptkb:Herodian's_History_of_the_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:dynasty None (not of a recognized dynasty)
gptkbp:era gptkb:Crisis_of_the_Third_Century
gptkbp:ethnicity Thracian
gptkbp:father gptkb:Micca
gptkbp:height Reportedly over 2.5 meters (8 feet 6 inches), though likely exaggerated
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Emperor Maximinus Thrax
gptkbp:killedBy His son Maximus
gptkbp:militaryCampaign Germanic campaigns
Sarmatian campaigns
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Ababa
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Thrax
Maximinus the Thracian
gptkbp:notableFor First of the so-called 'barracks emperors'
First emperor to never set foot in Rome during his reign
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Thrace
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Aquileia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Severus_Alexander
gptkbp:reignEnd June 238 AD
gptkbp:reignStart March 235 AD
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_paganism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caecilia_Paulina
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Balbinus
gptkb:Gordian_I
gptkb:Gordian_II
gptkb:Pupienus
gptkbp:title gptkb:Imperator
gptkb:Pope
gptkb:Pater_Patriae
Augustus
gptkbp:usurpedBy gptkb:Balbinus
gptkb:Gordian_I
gptkb:Gordian_II
gptkb:Pupienus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emperor_Alexander_Severus
gptkb:Saint_Ponziano
gptkb:Pope_Pontian
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7