Historical Events
- Mar 22 Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor
Famous People Who Died in 238 AD
- Apr 12 Gordian II, Roman co-Emperor with his father Gordian I, killed in battle at Carthage
- Apr 12 Gordian I, Roman Emperor, suicide, after losing battle at Carthage and death of son Gordian I
- May 10 Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus, the Thracian, Roman Emperor, murdered
- Jul 29 Pupienus, Roman Emperor ruled 3 months with Balbinus, murdered by the Praetorian guard at about 70
- Jul 29 Balbinus, Roman Emperor, ruled 3 months with Pupienus, murdered by the Praetorian guard at about 60