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Carus

Marcus Aurelius Carus (c. 222 – July or August 283) was Roman emperor from 282 to 283. During his short reign, Carus fought the Germanic tribes and Sarmatians along the Danube frontier with success.

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Born
c. 222 Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis (Modern day France)
Co-emperor
Carinus (283)
Died
July or August 283 (aged 61) Beyond the River Tigris, Sasanian Empire
Issue
Carinus · Numerian · Paulina
Names
NamesMarcus Aurelius Numerius Carus (possibly)Regnal nameImperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carus Augustus
Predecessor
Probus

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Carus

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Triples161
Avg. degree1.96
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Carus

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related to Further reading · 41
Carus → Alexander Demandt, Altmayer, Andreas, Bilanz, Böhlau, Carinus, Constantine, Das Zeitalter Diokletians, Der Blitzschlag, Die Herrschaft, Diocletian, Festschrift, Forschung, Franz Steiner, German, Hartmann, Heinrich, Historia Einzelschriften, In Goltz, ISBN
related to Campaign against the Sasanian Empire and death · 34
Carus → Afghanistan, Alternate, Another, Asia Minor, Augustus, Caesar, Carinus, Ctesiphon, Danube, Diocletian, During, Gaul, Germanicus Maximus, However, II, Leadbetter, Mesopotamia, Numerian, Persians, Persicus Maximus
related to Biography · 28
Carus → According, Africa, Allegedly, August, Despite, Diocletian, Gallia Narbonensis, Gaul, Greek, He, Historia Augusta, Illyricum, Latin, Little, Marcus Numerius Carus, Modern, Narbo, Narbonne, Probus, Raetia
related to Secondary sources · 24
Carus → Cambridge University Press, Chisholm, Constantine, David, DIRJones, Emperor, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hugh, ISBN, Later Roman Empire Volume, Leadbetter, Marcus Aurelius, Martindale, Morris, Oxford University Press, Pat, Potter, Routledge, Severus, Southern
related to Primary sources · 13
Carus → Alexander Severus, Augusta, Aurelius Victor, Breviarium, CaesaribusEutropius, Carinus, Compendium, Diocletian, Epitome, History, Life, NumerianJoannes Zonaras, Zonaras
related to Legacy · 11
Carus → Diocletian, He, His, Imp, In, Like, Numerian, Probus, Tacitus, Tigris, Trajan
Issue · 3
Carus → Carinus, Numerian, Paulina
Born · 1
Carus → c. 222 Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis (Modern day France)
Co-emperor · 1
Carus → Carinus (283)
Died · 1
Carus → July or August 283 (aged 61) Beyond the River Tigris, Sasanian Empire

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probus empire carinus numerian emperor 283 tigris 282 diocletian marcus aurelius died isbn sasanian july death 222 august reign senate

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CarusBornc. 222 Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis (Modern day France)1.00infobox
CarusCo-emperorCarinus (283)1.00infobox
CarusDiedJuly or August 283 (aged 61) Beyond the River Tigris, Sasanian Empire1.00infobox
CarusIssueCarinus1.00infobox
CarusIssueNumerian1.00infobox
CarusIssuePaulina1.00infobox
CarusNamesNamesMarcus Aurelius Numerius Carus (possibly)Regnal nameImperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carus Augustus1.00infobox
CarusPredecessorProbus1.00infobox
CarusReignc. September 282 – c. July 2831.00infobox
CarusSuccessorCarinus and Numerian1.00infobox
Carusrelated to BiographyMarcus Numerius Carus0.60section
Carusrelated to BiographyGaul0.60section

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