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Macrinus. Marcus Opellius Macrinus ( / məˈkraɪnəs /, mə-CRY-nəs; c. 165 – June 218) was Roman emperor from April 217 to June 218, reigning jointly with his young son Diadumenianus. As a member of the equestrian class, he became the first emperor who did not hail from the senatorial class and also the first emperor who never visited Rome ...
Jul 27, 2020 · Marcus Opellius Macrinus(AD 164 – AD 218) Marcus Opellius Macrinus was born in AD 164 in Caesarea, a harbour town in Mauretania. There are two stories surrounding his origins. On tells of him being from a poor family and, as a young man, having made his living at times as a hunter, a courier – even a gladiator.
Macrinus (born c. 164, Caesarea, Mauretania [now Cherchell, Algeria]—died June 218, in Bithynia [now in Tur.]) was a Roman emperor in 217 and 218, the first man to rule the empire without having achieved senatorial status. His skills as a lawyer helped him to rise rapidly in an equestrian career (a step below the senatorial career in status ...
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Oct 8, 2013 · Marcus Opellius Macrinus was born at Caesarea in Mauretania (a province along the northern coast of Africa) in 164 CE (no exact date is known), supposedly of the equestrian class - a class that had at one time provided horses for Rome's army.
- Donald L. Wasson
Bust of Macrinus. The early life of the emperor Marcus Opellius Macrinus is not well-known. His reign was an interlude between two groups of two emperors of the same, Severan, dynasty, and although Macrinus was recognized by the Senate, he was eventually regarded as an usurper.
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Marcus Opellius Macrinus was born in AD 164 in Caesarea, a harbor town in Mauretania. There are two stories surrounding his origins. One tells of him being from a poor family and, as a young man, having made his living as a hunter, a courier – even a gladiator at times. The other describes him as a son of an equestrian family who studied law.
Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus(164 - 218 AD) Emperor: 217 - 218 AD. Marcus Opellius Macrinus was a man who, in more settled times, might have made a solid, unspectacular Roman emperor. He was honest, thorough, hard-working and a good administrator. However, in more settled times, Macrinus would never have become emperor at all, for ...
