36. Herodian, 1. viii. p. 279 Hist. August. p. 146. The
duration of Maximin's reign has not been defined with much
accuracy, except by Eutropius, who allows him three years
and a few days (1. ix. 1); we may depend on the integrity of
the text, as the Latin original is checked by the Greek
version of Paeanius.