Carus

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Carus was a Roman emperor of the late 3rd century who briefly ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century before dying under mysterious circumstances while campaigning against the Sassanid Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Carus canonical 12

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 3rd-century Roman emperor
Roman emperor
human
birthPlace Gallia Narbonensis
Narbo Martius
surface form: Narbo
causeOfDeath uncertain
child Carinus
Numerian
citizenship Roman Empire
conflict Roman–Persian Wars
surface form: Roman–Sasanian Wars

campaign against the Sassanid Empire
coRuler Carinus
Numerian
deathCircumstances died during campaign against the Sassanid Empire
died under mysterious circumstances
deathDate 283
deathPlace Mesopotamia
near the Tigris River
dynasty Caran dynasty
elevatedToCaesar Carinus
Numerian
era Crisis of the Third Century
fullName Marcus Aurelius Carus
givenName Marcus Aurelius
militaryAchievement captured Ctesiphon
captured Seleucia
militaryRank praetorian prefect
notableFor brief reign during the Crisis of the Third Century
successful initial campaign against the Sassanid Empire
occupation emperor
soldier
opponent Bahram II
Sasanian Empire
surface form: Sassanid Empire
positionHeld Roman emperor
consul of the Roman Empire
predecessor Probus
reignEnd 283
reignStart 282
religion paganism
reportedCauseOfDeath assassination
illness
lightning strike
spouse Magnia Urbica
successor Carinus
Numerian
title Augustus
wasProclaimedEmperorBy Danubian legions

Referenced by (12)

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Carinus father Carus
Carinus predecessor Carus
Carinus coRuler Carus
Probus successor Carus
Caran dynasty namedAfter Carus
Caran dynasty hasMember Carus
Caran dynasty father Carus
subject surface form: Carinus
Numerian father Carus
Numerian predecessor Carus
Numerian associatedWith Carus