 Gordian I, shortly thereafter, hanged himself out of grief, either 21 or 36 days after being declared emperor.Both emperors never reached Rome, remaining in Africa for their short reign.Following the news of both emperors' deaths, the Senate formed a committee of twenty senators to elect the next emperor, resulting in the election of two of the senators on the committee, Pupienus and Balbinus, on 22 April 238.