Gordian III (; 20 January 225 AD – 11 February 244 AD), was
Roman Emperor from 238 AD to 244 AD. At the age of 13, he became the youngest sole legal Roman emperor throughout the existence of the united
Roman Empire. Gordian was the son of
Antonia Gordiana and an unnamed Roman Senator who died before 238. Antonia Gordiana was the daughter of Emperor
Gordian I and younger sister of Emperor
Gordian II. Very little is known on his early life before his acclamation. Gordian had assumed the name of his maternal grandfather in 238 AD.