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Macrinus

Marcus Opellius Macrinus (/məˈkrɪnəs/; c. 165 – June 218) was a Roman emperor who reigned from April 217 to June 218, jointly with his young son Diadumenianus. Born in Caesarea (now called Cherchell, in modern Algeria), in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to an equestrian family of Berber origins, he became the first emperor who did not hail…

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Born
c. 165 Caesarea, Mauretania Caesariensis (now Cherchell, Algeria)
Co-emperor
Diadumenian (218)
Died
June 218 (aged 52–53) Cappadocia (modern-day Turkey)
Issue
Diadumenian
Names
NamesMarcus Opellius MacrinusRegnal nameImperator Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Pius Felix Augustus
Predecessor
Caracalla

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Macrinus

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to Execution · 21
Macrinus → Antioch, Artabanus IV, At, Battle, Chalcedon, Diadumenianus, Elagabalus, Gannys, He, His, Immae, June, Much, Parthia, Roman Empire, Rome, Soon, This, Ulpius, Ulpius Julianus
related to Downfall · 19
Macrinus → Apamea, Augustus, Caracalla, Diadumenianus, El-Gabal, Elagabalus, Emesa, Gallic Third Legion, Julia Maesa, Julia Mamaea, Julia Soaemias, Legio III Gallica, May, On, Phoenician, Raphanea, She, Soldiers, Upon Elagabalus
related to background · 16
Macrinus → According, Algeria, Berber, Caesarea, Caracalla, Cherchell, David Potter, Emperor Caracalla, Emperor Septimius Severus, He, Mauretania Caesariensis, Over, Praetorian Guard, Roman, Severus, While Macrinus
related to Further reading · 16
Macrinus → CS1, Dio Cassius, Herodian History, Historia Augusta, In Mylonas, Louis, Mattingly, MO, Raymond, Robinson, Roman Empire, Roman History, Seventieth Birthday, St, Studies Presented, The Reign
related to Damnatio memoriae · 12
Macrinus → Diadumenian, Diadumenianus, Elagabalus, Emperor, Emperors, First, Many, Roman, Rome, Senate, The, These
related to Reign · 12
Macrinus → Additionally, As Caracalla, Caracalla, Despite, Macrinus' Mauretanian, Most, Rome, Rome's, Senate, The, Their, This
related to In popular culture · 11
Macrinus → Algeria, Berber, Denzel Washington, Gladiator II, In, North African, Saharan African, The, The Times, This, Washington
related to External links · 10
Macrinus → De Imperatoribus Romanis, Dio CassiusLivius, English, Historia Augusta, LacusCurtius, Latin, Life, Marcus Opellius Macrinus, Michael Meckler, Ohio State University
Born · 1
Macrinus → c. 165 Caesarea, Mauretania Caesariensis (now Cherchell, Algeria)
Co-emperor · 1
Macrinus → Diadumenian (218)

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emperor caracalla rome elagabalus roman reign antioch son senate 218 julia also macrinus' june equestrian armenia diadumenian soldiers left actions

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MacrinusBornc. 165 Caesarea, Mauretania Caesariensis (now Cherchell, Algeria)1.00infobox
MacrinusCo-emperorDiadumenian (218)1.00infobox
MacrinusDiedJune 218 (aged 52–53) Cappadocia (modern-day Turkey)1.00infobox
MacrinusIssueDiadumenian1.00infobox
MacrinusNamesNamesMarcus Opellius MacrinusRegnal nameImperator Caesar Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Pius Felix Augustus1.00infobox
MacrinusPredecessorCaracalla1.00infobox
MacrinusReign11 April 217 – 8 June 2181.00infobox
MacrinusSpouseNonia Celsa1.00infobox
MacrinusSuccessorElagabalus1.00infobox
Macrinusrelated to backgroundCaesarea0.60section
Macrinusrelated to backgroundCherchell0.60section
Macrinusrelated to backgroundAlgeria0.60section

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