Region: Egypt & North Africa · Coordinates: 35.296, 10.708 · 4 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 238 | Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus | Gordian, governor of Africa, is made emperor in his absence by the army at Thysdrus (Thydrus). |
| AD 238 | Herodian, History of the Empire | In Africa (Libya), when the governor tries to seize young men's property, they gather tenant farmers and stab him to death in the forum at dawn. The revolt begins. |
| AD 238 | Herodian, History of the Empire | The rebel youths rouse the governor Gordian from his bedchamber and hail him as emperor. He feigns refusal, then accepts. |
| AD 238 | Historia Augusta | Gordian, reluctant at first, then accepts the throne and is proclaimed Augustus with his son by the Africans at Thysdrus |