Balbinus

These very things please him, as the wen of Agna did Balbinus.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

The praetorian guard murdered Pupienus and Balbinus, and forced the senate to recognize the thirteen-year-old grandson of Gordianus, Gordianus III, as emperor.

2. Foreign Invasion and Internal Disarray 2001

M. Antonius Gordianus Pius, the grandson of the elder and nephew of the younger Gordian, a boy of thirteen, was appointed to the dignity of Caesar under the joint-emperors Maximus and Balbinus.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

Great commended to the spiritual care of Balbinus, Bishop of Rusellæ, the inhabitants of Vetulonia.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

A rebellion against Maximin in Africa; Gordian, the proconsul, and his son are proclaimed emperors; they are overthrown by Capelianus and slain, Maximus and Balbinus are elected by the senate as joint emperors; they are murdered by the prætorians.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 Rossiter Johnson 1906

With the courage of despair they took the only step that remained: two new emperors, Maximus and Balbinus, were appointed, and active steps taken to defend Italy and Rome.

Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877

The Senate immediately elected Papianus and Balbinus emperors, to whom, in order to gratify the people, they joined the younger Gordian, then only twelve years of age.

A Smaller History of Rome William Smith 1853

The Senate, in despair, conferred the purple on two members of their own body, Maximus, an able soldier, and Balbinus, a poet and orator.

Ancient States and Empires John Lord 1852

They did not, however, despair: substituting the two governors of Rome, Pupienus and Balbinus, and associating to them the younger Gordian, they resolved to make a stand; for the severities of Maximin had by this time manifested that it was a contest of extermination.

The Caesars Thomas De Quincey 1822

I cheerfully expose myself to the danger and envy of the nomination, and give my vote in favor of Maximus and Balbinus.

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Edward Gibbon 1765