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   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. Born in Caesarea in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to an equestrian family of Berber origins, he became the first emperor who did not hail from the ...

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   May 28, 2024 · Macrinus 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) until he became a praetorian prefect under the emperor

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   Oct 8, 2013 · Definition. Macrinus was Roman emperor from April 217 to June 218 CE. It is a story that has been told countless times before - an emperor is assassinated leaving no heir or successor. On April 8, 217 CE Roman Emperor Caracalla was murdered, supposedly on the orders of the man who would eventually become his successor, Macrinus.

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4. roman-empire.net › decline › macrinusMacrinus AD 164-218 - an honest and a charismatic emperor

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   Macrinus was a lawyer and praetorian prefect who became emperor in AD 217 after assassinating Caracalla. He faced a war with Parthia, a rebellion by Julia Maesa, and a rival claimant Elagabalus, and was executed in AD 218.

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   Macrinus ordered her to settle in Antioch, where the powerful mother of Caracalla facilitated the regime change by committing suicide. Emperor Macrinus. Macrinus started his reign by paying extra money to his soldiers (donativum) and appointing his nine year old son as successor . This was a masterstroke.

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7. historycooperative.org › marcus-opellius-macrinusRoman Emperor Macrinus | History Cooperative

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   Jul 27, 2020 · Macrinus was a lawyer and praetorian prefect who became emperor in AD 217 after the murder of Caracalla. He faced a revolt by Julia Maesa and her grandson Elagabalus, who claimed to be the son of Caracalla, and was killed by his own troops.

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   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 ...

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   Was Macrinus a Roman Emperor?

   • Macrinus was Roman emperor from April 217 to June 218 CE. It is a story that has been told countless times before - an emperor is assassinated leaving no heir or successor. On April 8, 217 CE Roman Emperor Caracalla was murdered, supposedly on the orders of the man who would eventually become his successor, Macrinus.

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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.

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   • Macrinus was a Roman emperor in 217 and 218, the first man to rule the empire without having achieved senatorial status. Died: June 218, in Bithynia [now in Turkey]. How long did Macrinus rule?

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   Where did Macrinus come from?

   • Macrinus was born in Caesarea (modern Cherchell, Algeria) in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to an equestrian family of Berber origins. According to David Potter, his family traced its origins to the Berber tribes of the region and his pierced ear was an indication of his Berber heritage.

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