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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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   When did Macrinus die?

   • 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?

   Macrinus AD 164-218 - an honest and a charismatic emperor

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   Who was the emperor of Rome in 217?

   • Marcus Opellius Macrinus (/məˈkraɪnəs/, mə-CRY-əs; c. 165 – June 218) was Roman emperor from April 217 to June 218, reigning jointly with his young son Diadumenianus. Which emperor assassinated his brother?

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   Why was Macrinus a good emperor?

   • The fact that Macrinus was both reliable and helpless, made him a perfect political friend for the powerful praetorian prefect of the emperor Septimius Severus, Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, who occupied this office between 197 and 205. The man from Mauretania occupied a procuratorship, which simply means that he was responsible for something.

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   Marcus Opellius Macrinus (/ m ə ˈ k r aɪ n ə s /, 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 ...

   • Reign: 11 April 217 – 8 June 218
   • Spouse: Nonia Celsa

   • Predecessor: Caracalla
   • Successor: Elagabalus

3. www.britannica.com › biography › MacrinusMacrinus | Emperor, Roman Empire, Praetorian Guard | Britannica

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   Mar 25, 2024 · emperor (217-218), Roman Empire. 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 ...

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   Oct 8, 2013 · Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA) 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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6. historycooperative.org › marcus-opellius-macrinusRoman Emperor Macrinus | History Cooperative

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   Jul 27, 2020 · Marcus Opellius Macrinus was born in AD 164 in Caesarea, a harbour town in Mauretania. Macrinus was Roman Emperor from April 217 to 8 June 218. This is his story.

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   Emperor Macrinus. Table of Contents show. Life: AD 164 – 218. Name: Marcus Oppellius Macrinus. Born AD 164 at Caesarea in Mauretania. Consul AD 218. Became emperor on 11 April AD 217. Wife: Nonia Celsa (one son; Marcus Opellius Diadumenianus). Died at Antioch June-July AD 218. Early Life.

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   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 by conventional standards, he was completely unqualified ...

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    In Rome. Septimius Severus. The fact that Macrinus was both reliable and helpless, made him a perfect political friend for the powerful praetorian prefect of the emperor Septimius Severus, Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, who occupied this office between 197 and 205.