~ Early 2nd - Early 3rd Centuries - Emperor Marcus Antonius Gordianus III Deployment of the Imperial Legio's ~ 994auc, 241ce Emperor Marcus Antonius Gordianus III (238CE-244CE), the year 238ce was one of the most chaotic in Roman history, with five emperors coming to violent ends. On the sixth of Augustus of that year, Marcus Antonius Gordianus, came to the throne at the age of thirteen, after the deaths of his grandfather and uncle, Gordian I and II. As a co-emperor with Balbinus and Pupienus, Gordianus III would replaced them upon their deaths as the emperor. Marcus was first led by his mother, then by the able praetorian prefect, Timesitheus, whose daughter he married in 241ce. Gordian surprisingly remained in power for six years even with his inexperience. His reign was marked by war on the northern frontier in Europa, in Africa and then in the eastern provincias by a Persian invasion. Gordian and Timesitheus went to meet the threat in the East and pushed on to Mesopotamia, where Timesitheus died suddenly. He was succeeded by his second in command, Philip, who soon murdererd Gordian. ~ Deployment of the Imperial Legio's ~ 994auc, 241ce ~ Serving in Britannia provincia (III/03) ~ (01)     VI Victrix - (6th Victrix Legio) at Eburacum, (York) (02)     XX Valeria Victrix - (20th Valeria Victrix Legio) at Deva, (Chester) (03)     II Augusta - (2nd Augusta Legio) at Isca Siluru, (Caerleon) ~ Serving in Germania Inferior provincia (II/02) ~ (04)     XXX Ulpia Victrix - (30th Ulpia Victrix Legio) at Colonia Ulpia Traiana (Vetera), (Xanten) (05)     I Minervia - (1st Minervia Legio) at Bonna, (Bonn) ~ Serving in Germania Superior provincia (II/02) ~ (06)    XXII Primigenia - (22nd Primigenia Legio) at Mogontiacum, (Mainz) (07)    VIII Augusta - (8th Augusta Legio) at Argentorate, (Strasbourg) ~ Serving in Raetia Superior provincia (I/01) ~ (08)     III Italica – (3rd Italica Legio) at Castra Regina, (Regensburg) ~ Serving in Noricum provincia (II/02)~ (09)     II Italica at Lauriacum, (Lorch) ~ Serving in Pannonia Superior provincia (III/03) ~ (10)     X Geminia - (10th Geminia Legio) at Vindobona, (Vienna) (11)     XIV Geminia - (14th Geminia Martia Victrix Legio) at Carnuntum, (Altenburg) (12)     I Adiutrix - (1st Adiutrix Pia Fidelis Legio) at Brigetio, (Szony) ~ Serving in Pannonia Inferior provincia (I/01) ~ (12)     II Adiutrix - (2nd Adiutrix Legio) at Aquincum, (Budapest) ~ Serving in Moesia Superior provincia (II/02) ~ (13)    VII Claudia - (7th Claudia Pia Fidelis Legio) at Viminacium, (Kostolac) (13)    IIII Flavia - (4th Flavia Felix Legio) at Singidunum, (Belgrade) ~ Serving in Dacia provincia (II/02) ~ (14)    V Macedonica - (5th Macedonica Legio) at Potaissa, (Turda) (15)    XIII Geminia - (13th Geminia Legio) at Apulum, (Alba Iulia) ~ Serving in Moesia Inferior provincia (II/02) ~ (16)    I Italica at Oescus, (17)    XI Claudia - (11th Claudia Legio) at Durostorum, ~ Serving in Cappadocia provincia (II/02) ~ (18)    XV Apollinaris - (15th Apollinaris Legio) at Satala, (19)    XII Fulminata - (12th Fulminata Legio) at Melitene, (Malatya) ~ Serving in Mesopotamia provincia (III/03) ~ (20)    I Parthica – (1st Severiana Antoniniana Legio) at Singara, (21)    III Parthica – (3rd Severiana Antoniniana Legio) at Circesium, (Buseire) (22)    IIII Italica – (4th Italica Legio) at Dura-Europus ~ Serving in Syria Coele provincia (II/02) ~ (23)    IV Scythica - (4th Scythica Legio) at Zeugma, (24)    XVI Flavia Firma - (16th Flavia Firma) at Samosata, (Samsat) ~ Serving in Syria Phoenice provincia (I/01) ~ (25)     III Gallica - (3rd Gallic Legio) at Raphaneae, ~ Serving in Syria Palaestina provincia (II/02) ~ (26)    VI Ferrata - (6th Ferrata Fidelis Constans Legio) at Lejjun (27)    X Fretensis - (10th Fretensis Legio) at Aelia ~ Serving in Arabia Petraea (I/01) ~ (28)     III Cyrenaica - (3rd Cyrenaica Legio) at Bostra, (Busra) ~ Serving in Aegypt provincia (I/01) ~ (29)     II Traiana (2nd Traiana FortisLegio) at Alexandria, ~ Serving in African Numidia provincia (I/01) ~ (30)   III Augusta - (3rd Augusta Pia Vindex Legio), Gordian III, disbanded this legion in 238, No legio served in African Numidia for fifteen years. ~ Serving in Hispania Tarraconensis provincia (I/01) ~ (31)     VII Gemina - (7th Gemina Legio) at Legio, (Leon)