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Macrinus
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about the life of Macrinus
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Macrinus, Emperor of Rome and provinces of the Roman Empire.
Name commonly known as: Macrinus
Latin Roman Name: Marcus Opellius Macrinus
Reigned as Roman Emperor /
Caesar: 8 April 217 - June 218 (his son Diadumenian was also given
the title Caesar and Augustus)
Dynasty / Historical Period:
Severan
Place and Date of Birth:
Born c. 165 in Iol Caesarea (Algeria)
Name of previous Emperor: His predecessor or the Emperor before Macrinus was
Caracalla
Family connections / Genealogy
*** Married: Nonia Celsa
Children: Diadumenian
Place and Date of
Death: Died 8th June 218 (age 53) in
Antioch
Name of next Emperor:
Macrinus shared titles with his young son,
Diadumenian. The successor to Macrinus was
Elagabalus
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Macrinus, one of the Praetorian Prefects, had discovered
that the tyrant Caracalla was planning his .death. Macrinus
therefore instigated a conspiracy to kill the Emperor.
Caracalla was assassinated on March 8, A.D. 217. Macrinus,
Prefect of the Praetorian Guard, was elected emperor on March
11, A.D. 217. The Senate and the provinces submitted without
a murmur. But the new emperor was disliked by the nobles on
account of his humble origin, and soon offended his army by
endeavoring to reform their discipline.
His son, Diadumenian, was proclaimed Caesar from May, 217 to 218, and
as Augustus in 218. A plot by Julia Domna's
sister, Julia Maesa was hatched to oust Macrinus and his son in favor of her grandson, Elagabalus.
A rebellion broke out in the Syrian army, who proclaimed
Elagabalus the Emperor. A battle took place, in which
Macrinus was defeated who was put to death. Macrinus died
8th June 218 in Antioch, his young son Diadumenian followed
the fate of his father. Elagabalus, yet another monster,
ascended the throne.
The
Severan Dynasty (193 - 235)
Septimius Severus began the
Severan Dynasty which included Caracalla, Geta, Macrinus,
Diadumenian (son of Macrinus), Elagabalus and Alexander
Severus. The Severan Dynasty marked the end of Pax Romana
(Roman peace) and ended the practice of choosing heirs based on ability rather than lineage or civil war.
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