The 1884 caption for this illustration reads: Younger Gordian - bust of the Capitol Hall of the Emperors. Gordian III (born AD 225) was Roman emperor from 238 to 244. At the age of 13, he became the youngest sole Roman emperor. Gordian was the son of Antonia Gordiana and Junius Balbus who died before 238. Antonia Gordiana was the daughter of Emperor Gordian I and younger sister of Emperor Gordian II.

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