Emperor Carus
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Emperor Carus was a late 3rd-century Roman emperor known for his brief but successful military campaigns against the Sassanian Empire and his sudden, mysterious death during the Persian campaign.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
3rd-century Roman emperor
ⓘ
Roman emperor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Marcus Aurelius Carus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedCoRuler |
Emperor Carinus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Numerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narbo Martius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | uncertain ⓘ |
| coinageDepicts | military victories ⓘ |
| conflict |
Roman–Sasanian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
campaign against the Sasanian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| deathCause |
possibly illness
ⓘ
possibly lightning strike ⓘ uncertain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 283 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Persia
NERFINISHED
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near Ctesiphon ⓘ |
| dynasty | Illyrian emperors ⓘ |
| era | Crisis of the Third Century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Carus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Emperor Carinus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Numerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brief but successful campaigns against the Sasanian Empire
ⓘ
sudden and mysterious death during Persian campaign ⓘ |
| loyalty | Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
Danubian frontier operations
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Persian campaign of 283 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
captured Ctesiphon
ⓘ
captured Seleucia ⓘ |
| overthrew | authority of Emperor Probus ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
consul of the Roman Empire ⓘ praetorian prefect ⓘ |
| predecessor | Emperor Probus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
283
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284 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 283 ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| riseToPower | proclaimed emperor by troops ⓘ |
| spouse | Magnia Urbica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Emperor Carinus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Numerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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