ماکرینوس
Also known as Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus Augustus
Marcus Opellius Macrinus (; – 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 from the senatorial class and also the first emperor who never visited Rome during his reign. Before becoming emperor, Macrinus served under Emperor Caracalla as a praetorian prefect and dealt with Rome's civil affairs. He later conspired against Caracalla and
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Macrinus was a Roman emperor who ruled from 217 to 218 CE and made history as the first emperor to come from outside the traditional senatorial class, rising from his role as a military administrator under the previous emperor. His brief reign matters because it marked an unusual moment in Roman history when power shifted away from the aristocratic establishment, though his rule lasted only about a year before he was overthrown.
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- Born
- 1490
- Died
- 1557
- Works
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