235 - 238 AD - Reign of Maximinus "Thrax" the Wrestler (may 11, 235 – jun 8, 238)
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Proclaimed emperor by Germanic legions after the murder of Severus Alexander, recognized at Rome on 23 March 235
c. 172–180 – c. June 238
(aged approx. 58–66)
First commoner to become emperor. Murdered by his men during the siege of Aquileia[87]
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