We’ll give him this - Maximinus Thrax has probably the coolest name of any Roman Emperor. Unfortunately, rulers are not ...

Though written for the general reader, Maximinus Thrax, one of a series of biographies of notable Romans from Pen & Sword, will certainly prove of value to serious scholars of Roman history.

The coins discovered on-site include specimens minted under Empress Julia Soaemias, Maximinus Thrax, Gordian III, Philip II, and Decius, with the most recent dating to 249 CE. However ...