Philip I (Latin: Marcus Julius Philippus; c. 204 – September 249), commonly known as Philip the Arab, was the Emperor of the Roman Empire from 244 to 249. After the death of Gordian III in February 244, Philip, who had been Praetorian prefect, rose to power.

Jan 1, 2025 · Philip (born, Shahba [near modern Damascus, Syria]—died 249, Verona [Italy]) was a Roman emperor from 244 to 249. A member of a distinguished equestrian family of Arab descent, Philip was praetorian prefect when the emperor Gordian III was killed in a mutiny (perhaps with Philip’s connivance).

Philip the Arab (Latin: Marcus Julius Philippus “Arabs”; c. 204 – September 249) was a Roman emperor from 244 to 249. He was born in Aurantis, Arabia, in a city situated in modern-day Syria. After the death of Gordian III in February 244, Philip, …

Philip the Arab was one of the few 3rd-century Roman emperors sympathetic to Christians, although his relationship with Christianity is obscure and controversial. Philip was born in Auranitis, an Arab district east of the Sea of Galilee (in modern-day Syria).

Jan 8, 2014 · Philip the Arab was the first of several short-lived emperors who would rule the vast Roman Empire for the next three decades. While Philip's brief reign was spent mostly in constant combat, he did make some contributions to the empire.

Philip the Arab (c. 204 – September 249) was Roman emperor from 244 to 249 AD. Philip (Latin: Marcus Julius Philippus) [3] was born in around 204. [4] .

Dec 12, 2024 · Philip I, known as Philip the Arab (c. 204–249), ruled the Roman Empire from 244 to 249. Initially Praetorian prefect, he ascended after Gordian III’s death, negotiating peace with the Sasanian Empire and securing Senate approval.

Aug 11, 2020 · Philippus was born in about AD 204 in a small town in the region of Trachonitis in south-western Syria as the son of an Arab chieftain called Marinus, who held Roman equestrian rank. He was to become known as ‘Philip the Arab’, the first man of …

Marcus Julius Philippus or Philippus I Arabs (c. 204 - 249), known in English as Philip the Arab or formerly (prior to World War II) in English as Philip the Arabian, was a Roman Emperor from 244 to 249. He became a member of the Praetorian guard under Alexander Severus in 243.

Jun 7, 1999 · Philip the Arab seems to have been born sometime during the reign of Septimius Severus. [[1]] He was born in the Roman province of Arabia, in what today is the village of Shahba, roughly 55 miles south-southeast of Damascus.