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Macrinus (Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus) (məkrī`nəs), 164–218, Roman emperor (217–18). A Moorish officer, prefect of the Praetorian Guard under Caracalla Caracalla (kărəkăl`ə), 188–217, Roman emperor (211–17); son of Septimius Severus . ..... Click the link for more information. , he was threatened by the emperor's murderous plans. Macrinus therefore had the emperor killed and became the first emperor who was not a senator. He himself lost the favor of the soldiers, who revolted. He was killed, and Heliogabalus Heliogabalus (hē'lēōgăb`ələs) or Elagabalus ..... Click the link for more information. succeeded. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It seems to me sufficient to take all those emperors who succeeded to the empire from Marcus the philosopher down to Maximinus; they were Marcus and his son Commodus, Pertinax, Julian, Severus and his son Antoninus Caracalla, Macrinus, Heliogabalus, Alexander, and Maximinus. |
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