With his wife, Gordian had at least two children: a son of the same name ( Gordian II ) and a daughter, Antonia Gordiana ( who was the mother of the future Emperor Gordian III ).

Gordian had deserved his high reputation by his amiable character.

In the Colosseum, in what had been originally prepared for Gordian III ’ s planned Roman triumph over the Persians, more than 1, 000 gladiators were killed along with hundreds of exotic animals including hippos, leopards, lions, giraffes, and one rhinoceros.

The usurper emperor had been declared a public enemy and, after the defeat in Africa of the senate's candidates, Gordian I and Gordian II, was marching on Rome.

Emperor Gordian III organized another campaign in 243, and the Third won the Battle of Resaena, but in the following year Gordian died during the campaign, and his successor Philip the Arab, whose position had been confirmed by Shapur I, retreated.

However, factions within the Senate who had hoped to profit from the accession of the Gordians manipulated the people and the Praetorian Guard to agitate for the elevation of Gordian III as their imperial colleague.

The problem of the official language in the MSSR had become a Gordian knot, being exaggerated and, perhaps, intentionally politicized.

Alone at last, he proceeded to rethink everything they had taught him out of their textbooks, using now the principle of polarity as a great sword by which to cut through the Gordian knots that had stymied psychology and philosophy both.

Leading his army back up the Euphrates, south of Circesium Philip erected a cenotaph in honor of Gordian III, but his ashes were sent ahead to Rome, where he arranged for Gordian III ’ s deification.

In 245, Philip was forced to leave Rome as the stability established by Timesitheus was undone by a combination of his death, Gordian ’ s defeat in the east and Philip ’ s decision to cease paying the subsidies.

The genealogy of the blessed Cadoc arises from the most noble emperors of Rome, from the time of the incarnation of Jesus Christ, Augustus Cesar, in whose time Christ was born, begat Octavianus, Octavianus begat Tiberius, Tiberius begat Caius, Caius begat Claudius, Claudius begat Vespasian, Vespasian begat Titus, Titus begat Domitian, Domitian begat Nero, under whom the apostles Peter and Paul suffered, Nero begat Trajan, Trajan begat Adrian, Adrian begat Antonius, Antonius begat Commodus, Commodus begat Meobus, Meobus begat Severus, Severus begat Antonius, Antonius begat Aucanus, Aucanus begat Aurelian, Aurelian begat Alexander, Alexander begat Maximus, Maximus begat Gordian, Gordian begat Philip, Philip begat Decius, Decius begat Gallus, Callus begat Valerian, Valerian begat Cleopatra, Cleopatra begat Aurelian, Aurelian begat Titus, Titus begat Probus, Probus begat Carosius,

* The silver content of the Roman denarius falls to 0. 5 percent under emperor Philippus I, down from 28 percent under Gordian III.

* Lord Upjohn, speaking of the allocation of beneficial interests between the parties under a constructive trust in National Provincial Bank Ltd v Ainsworth, said that the parties ' affairs are sometimes so inextricably intermixed that " an equitable knife must be used to sever the Gordian Knot ".

In 237, Gordian went to the Africa Proconsularis as a legatus under his father's command as a proconsular governor.

The name of Philip's mother is unknown, but sources refer to a brother, Gaius Julius Priscus, a member of the Praetorian guard under Gordian III ( 238 – 244 ).

Philip ’ s rise to prominence began through the intervention of his brother Priscus, who was an important official under the emperor Gordian III.

His big break came in 243, during Gordian III's campaign against Shapur I of Persia, when the Praetorian prefect Timesitheus died under unclear circumstances.

Following a military defeat, Gordian III died in 244 under circumstances that are still debated.

I Parthica symbol was the centaur, represented in the reverse of this coin struck in Singara under Emperor Gordian III.

* Emperor Gordian III begins a campaign against king Shapur I, the Greek philosopher Plotinus joins him and hopes to obtain first-hand knowledge of Persian and Indian philosophies.

Gordian climbed the hierarchy until he entered the Roman Senate.

Gordian and his son were deified by the Senate.

The Senate supports a revolt of Gordian I and Gordian II in Africa.

On the news of the Gordians ' defeat, the Senate met in closed session in the Temple of Jupiter and voted Pupienus and Balbinus as co-emperors, though they were soon forced to co-opt the child Gordian III as a colleague.

When the Gordian I and his son were proclaimed Emperors in Africa, the Senate appointed a committee of twenty men, including the elderly Senator Pupienus, to co-ordinate operations against Maximinus until the arrival of the Gordians.

< td valign = top > Grandson of Gordian I-elected by Senate at 13.

* Gottfried Leibniz argues in his essay On Nature Itself that refusing to acknowledge an active force in things and instead " simply to absorb this force into a command of God ’ s-a command given just once in the past, having no effect on things and leaving no traces of itself in them-is so far from making the matter easier to grasp that it is more like abandoning the role of the philosopher altogether and cutting the Gordian knot with a sword.

Gordian ’ s cognomen ‘ Gordianus ’ suggests that his family origins were from Anatolia, especially Galatia and Cappadocia.

Gordian ’ s cognomen ‘ Gordianus ’ suggests that his family origins were from Anatolia, especially Galatia and Cappadocia.

Herodian ’ s descriptions of Gordian III are less than flattering, and it is doubtful that he released such a negative review of a current emperor.

* 2001: Węzeł gordyjski oraz inne pisma rozproszone 1948-1998 (" The Gordian Knot and Other Scattered Writings "), P. Kądziela, Warsaw: Biblioteka ‘ Więź ’ ( posthumous )

A few days later, Gordian entered the city of Carthage with the overwhelming support of the population and local political leaders.

In 238 he was princeps senatus, and Gordian I negotiated through him for Senatorial acknowledgement for his claim as emperor.

* Albert Camus, in his lecture at the University of Uppsala on December 14th, 1957, used the Gordian knot as a metaphor for the civilization falling apart at the sword of rampant politics of power and nihilism of the 20th century.

Gordian I (; c. 159 – 12 April 238 ) was Roman Emperor for one month with his son Gordian II in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors.

Gordian certainly retained his wealth and political clout during the chaotic times of the Severan dynasty, which suggest his personal dislike for intrigue.

During the reign of Alexander Severus, Gordian ( who was by then in his late sixties ), after serving his suffect consulship prior to 223, drew lots for the proconsular governorship of the province of Africa Proconsularis which he assumed in 237.

Gordian, after protesting that he was too old for the position, eventually yielded to the popular clamour and assumed both the purple and the cognomen Africanus on March 22.

Gordian II (; c. 192 – April 12, 238 ), was Roman Emperor for one month with his father Gordian I in 238, the Year of the Six Emperors.

Later legend elaborates on this, stating that Babylas demanded that he do penance for his part in the murder of the young Gordian III before he would allow Philip to celebrate Easter.

Cynic and Gordian Knot bassist Sean Malone performed bass, but was credited as a guest musician because his schedule meant he was unable to join Matheos, Moore and Portnoy for the basic tracking sessions.

He did so then as the author of a new serial fiction, the Gordian Knot, in January 1858 ; but this work, although illustrated by John Tenniel, and consisting of twelve numbers only, remained unfinished for upwards of two years.

Linde & David B. Frohnmayer, " Prescription for the Citizen Legislature: Cutting the Gordian Knot ," 56 Oregon Law Review 3 ( 1977 )