Election as co-emperor on the Capitoline
· Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file The Senate named Balbinus and Pupienus co-emperors amid the crisis caused by Maximinus. This was the beginning of Balbinus's brief imperial reign. The ancient temple no longer survives; coordinates mark its accepted site on the Capitoline Hill.
