viii。p。285。TheauthorityofCensorinusdeDieNatali，c。18

　　enablesustofixthosegameswithcertaintytotheyear238，butleavesusinignoranceofthemonthorday。2。TheelectionofGordianbythesenateisfixedwithequalcertaintytothe27thofMay；butweareatalosstodiscoverwhetheritwasinthesameortheprecedingyear。TillemontandMuratori，whomaintainthetwooppositeopinions，bringintothefieldadesultorytroopofauthorities，conjecturesandprobabilities。Theoneseemstodrawout，theothertocontracttheseriesofeventsbetweenthoseperiods，morethancanbewellreconciledtoreasonandhistory。Yetitisnecessarytochoosebetweenthem。

　　Note:Eckhelhasmorerecentlytreatedthesechronologicalquestionswithaperspicuitywhichgivesgreatprobabilitytohisconclusions。Settingasideallthehistorians，whosecontradictionsareirreconcilable，hehasonlyconsultedthemedals，andhasarrangedtheeventsbeforeusinthefollowingorder:—

　　Maximin，A。U。990，afterhavingconqueredtheGermans，reentersPannonia，establisheshiswinterquartersatSirmium，andprepareshimselftomakewaragainstthepeopleoftheNorth。

　　Intheyear991，inthecalendsofJanuary，commenceshisfourthtribunate。TheGordiansarechosenemperorsinAfrica，probablyatthebeginningofthemonthofMarch。Thesenateconfirmsthiselectionwithjoy，anddeclaresMaximintheenemyofRome。Fivedaysafterhehadheardofthisrevolt，MaximinsetsoutfromSirmiumonhismarchtoItaly。TheseeventstookplaceaboutthebeginningofApril；alittleafter，theGordiansareslaininAfricabyCapellianus，procuratorofMauritania。Thesenate，initsalarm，namesasemperorsBalbusandMaximusPupianus，andintruststhelatterwiththewaragainstMaximin。MaximinisstoppedonhisroadnearAquileia，bythewantofprovisions，andbythemeltingofthesnows:hebeginsthesiegeofAquileiaattheendofApril。PupianusassembleshisarmyatRavenna。

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