Reign of Macrinus
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The Reign of Macrinus was a brief period in Roman imperial history (AD 217–218) when the praetorian prefect Macrinus became emperor following Caracalla’s death, marked by military discontent and his eventual overthrow.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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period of Roman imperial history ⓘ |
| capital | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfEnd | overthrow of Macrinus ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
military discontent
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political instability ⓘ short duration ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| coinage |
Roman imperial coins depicting Diadumenian
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Roman imperial coins depicting Macrinus ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty | Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 218 ⓘ |
| endedBy |
capture and execution of Macrinus
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defeat at the Battle of Antioch ⓘ |
| followed | Reign of Caracalla ⓘ |
| followedBy | Reign of Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | autocracy ⓘ |
| hasCoEmperor | Diadumenian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmperor | Macrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Battle of Antioch (218)
NERFINISHED
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accession of Macrinus after Caracalla’s assassination ⓘ elevation of Diadumenian as co-emperor ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
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Herodian’s History of the Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalActions | issuance of imperial rescripts ⓘ |
| legitimacyBasis | acclamation by the army ⓘ |
| legitimacyIssue |
lack of senatorial background
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not related to Severan family by blood ⓘ |
| locationOfKeyEvents |
Antioch
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Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryPolicy | attempted to reduce military pay ⓘ |
| militaryPolicyConsequence | discontent among soldiers ⓘ |
| notableAspect | first equestrian emperor of Rome ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Nisibis (217) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Severan loyalists ⓘ |
| partOf | Crisis tendencies of the 3rd century ⓘ |
| precededByEmperor | Caracalla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| ruler | Macrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 217 ⓘ |
| succeededByEmperor | Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successionType | military acclamation rather than dynastic succession ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Praetorian Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usurpedBy | Elagabalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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