Carinus

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Carinus was a Roman emperor of the late 3rd century who ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century and was ultimately defeated by Diocletian.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 3rd-century Roman emperor
Roman emperor
historical figure
associatedWith Tetrarchic transition
battle Battle of the Margus
birthCentury 3rd century
category Roman usurper and emperor of the 3rd century
citizenship Roman citizen
coinage featured on Roman imperial coins
conflict Crisis of the Third Century
Roman civil wars of the 3rd century
coRuler Carus
Numerian
country Roman Empire
deathCause killed in battle
deathCentury 3rd century
deathContext civil war against Diocletian
deathPlace near the Margus River
deathYear 285
dynasty Caran dynasty
era Crisis of the Third Century
father Carus
givenName Carinus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Marcus Aurelius Carinus
governingStyle accused of extravagance and immorality by ancient authors
governmentType Roman imperial monarchy
historicalPeriod Late Antiquity
surface form: Late Roman Empire
historicalReputation portrayed negatively by later sources
language Latin
militaryRole commander of Roman legions
mother unknown
notableBattleOutcome defeated by Diocletian at the Margus
notableEvent defeat and death at the hands of Diocletian
elevation to Caesar by his father Carus
proclaimed Augustus in the West
officeLocation Rome
opponent Diocletian
positionHeld Augustus
Caesar
Roman emperor
predecessor Carus
reignEnd 285
reignStart 283
religion Roman paganism
ruleCharacterization short reign
ruledRegion Western Roman Empire
sibling Numerian
successor Diocletian
successorAsWesternEmperor Diocletian
title Carinus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus Augustus

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Carinus givenName Carinus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Marcus Aurelius Carinus
Diocles predecessor Carinus
Diocletian predecessor Carinus
Maximian predecessor Carinus
Carinus title Carinus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carinus Augustus