Macrinus
c. 165 CE–c. 218 CE · Cherchell
Marcus Opellius Macrinus (c. 165-218 CE) was a praetorian prefect of Berber/equestrian origin, born at Caesarea in Mauretania (modern Cherchell, Algeria). After orchestrating the assassination of Caracalla in 217, he became the first emperor drawn from the equestrian rather than the senatorial order. His brief reign of about fourteen months ended when he was defeated by supporters of Elagabalus at the Battle of Antioch and executed in 218.
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- Didius Julianus· 133 CE–193 CE
- Julius Pollux· 135 CE–192 CE
- Oppian· 140 CE–190 CE
- Septimius Severus· 145 CE–211 CE
- Gordian I· 159 CE–238 CE
- Sextus Empiricus· 160 CE–210 CE
- Commodus· 161 CE–192 CE
- Pupienus· 164 CE–238 CE
- Alexander of Aphrodisias· 165 CE–220 CE
- Cassius Dio· 165 CE–235 CE
- Athenaeus of Naucratis· 170 CE–230 CE
- Herodian· 170 CE–240 CE
- Philostratus the Athenian· 170 CE–245 CE
- Philostratus Sophista· 170 CE–245 CE
- Maximinus Thrax· 173 CE–238 CE
- Oppian of Apamea· 175 CE–220 CE
- Aelian· 175 CE–235 CE
- Balbinus· 178 CE–238 CE
- Caracalla· 188 CE–217 CE
- Geta· 189 CE–211 CE
- Gordian II· 192 CE–238 CE
- Elagabalus· 204 CE–222 CE
- Severus Alexander· 208 CE–235 CE
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