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Pupienus

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Also known as Pupienus Maximus, Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus

Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus ( 164–238) was Roman emperor with Balbinus for 99 days in 238, during the Year of the Six Emperors. The sources for this period are scant, and thus knowledge of the emperor is limited. In most contemporary texts he is referred to by his cognomen "Maximus" rather than by his second nomen (family name) Pupienus ().

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Pupienus was a Roman emperor who ruled jointly with Balbinus for 99 days in 238 CE, a year marked by rapid succession of multiple emperors. Because historical sources from this period are sparse, little is known about his life and reign, though he is often called by his cognomen "Maximus" in surviving texts.

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Royalty.image
Pupienus Musei Capitolini MC477.jpg
Royalty.alt
Bust of Pupienus
Royalty.caption
Bust, Capitoline Museums
Royalty.succession
Roman emperor
Royalty.reign
April/May – July/August 238
Royalty.predecessor
Gordian I and II
Royalty.successor
Gordian III
Royalty.regent
Balbinus
Royalty.regent2
Maximinus (until June)
Royalty.reg type2
Rival
Royalty.birth_date
164
Royalty.death_date
July/August 238 (aged approx. 74)
Royalty.death_place
Rome, Italy
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Family
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Detail
Royalty.full name
Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus
Royalty.regnal name
Imperator Caesar Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus Augustus
Royalty.father
? Marcus Pupienus Maximus

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Bust of Pupienus - Palazzo Nuovo - Musei Capitolini - Rome 2016 (2).jpg
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Pupienus
date of death
0238-07-29
date of birth
0170-01-01
name in native language
Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus
Commons Creator page
Pupienus
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  • Origins and early career
  • Reign
  • Family and other Emperors of the era
  • References
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Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus ( 164–238) was Roman emperor with Balbinus for 99 days in 238, during the Year of the Six Emperors. The sources for this period are scant, and thus knowledge of the emperor is limited. In most contemporary texts he is referred to by his cognomen "Maximus" rather than by his second nomen (family name) Pupienus ().

==Origins and early career==

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