Europe, 09 Jun 242: Gordian III’s Persian War
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Political map of Europe & the Mediterranean on 09 Jun 242 (The Crisis of the Third Century: Gordian III’s Persian War), showing the following events: Disbandment of Legio III Augusta; Sack of Histria; End of Pupienus and Balbinus; Principate of Gordian III; Sabinianus; Fall of Hatra; Ardashir I’s capture of Nisibis.

R o m a n E m p i r e(Gordian III)

F i n n o - U g r i c P e o p l e s

Sasanian
Persian Empire(Shapur I)

Armenia(R. client)

S a r m a t i a n s

Mauretania
Tingitana(R. imp.)

Africa Proconsularis(R. sen.)

Iberia(R. client)

Albania(R. client)

Lusitania(R. imp.)

Bosporan
Kingdom(R. client)

Macedonia(R. sen.)

Quadi(R. client)

Marco-
manni(R. client)

Iazyges(R. client)

Margiana(Per. vas.)

Hasdingi(R. client)

Colchis(R. client)

Three
Dacias(R. imp.)

Numidia(R. imp.)

Cappadocia(R. imp.)

Dalmatia(R. imp.)

Noricum(R. imp.)

Phoenice(R. imp.)

Achaea(R. sen.)

Sicily(R. sen.)

Belgica(R. imp.)

Syria Coele(R. imp.)

Aquitania(R. imp.)

Narbonensis(R. sen.)

Cilicia(R. imp.)

Mauretania
Caesariensis(R. imp.)

Cyprus(R. sen.)

Lower
Britain(R. imp.)

Bithynia
& Pontus(R. imp.)

Baetica(R. sen.)

Lugdunensis(R. imp.)

Galatia(R. imp.)

Corsica
&
Sardinia(R. sen.)

Thrace(R. imp.)

Crete
&
Cyrenaica(R. sen.)

Upper
Britain(R. imp.)

Arabia
Petraea(R. imp.)

Tarraconensis(R. imp.)

Palestine(R. imp.)

Raetia(R. imp.)

Roxolani(R. client)

L.
Pann.(R. imp.)

Upper
Moesia(R. imp.)

Alem.(R. client)

Osrhoene(Per. occ.)

Upper
Germania(R. imp.)

Lower
Germania(R. imp.)

Upper
Pannonia(R. imp.)

Epirus(R. imp.)

Lycia &
Pamphylia(R. sen.)

Lower Moesia(R. imp.)

Tanukhid
K.(R. client)

Mesopotamia(Per. occ.)

Rhysaddir?(M.T.)

238Romans abandon
African limes

238–239?Carpi and Goths
raid Moesia,
sacking Histria

Jul 238Praetorian Guard
assassinates
Pupienus and Balbinus

Jul 238–Feb 244Gordian III nominally
rules Roman Empire

240Sabinianus
revolts in Africa

241?Persians
capture Hatra

241?–242Persians overrun Roman
Mesopotamia and Osrhoene

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