Killed at the Battle of Carthage
· Battlefield outside Carthage, Africa Proconsularis, Roman Empire
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 · file Gordian II led the civilian force opposing Capelianus's army and was killed in the failed defense of Carthage, ending his approximately three-week reign. The specific battlefield location is not identified in the surviving account; coordinates use Carthage as the representative point for the documented battlefield outside the city.
