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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| Reign of Macrinus canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Reign of Macrinus Context triple: [Assassination of Caracalla, precedes, Reign of Macrinus]
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Year of the Five Emperors
The Year of the Five Emperors was a tumultuous period of civil war and rapid imperial succession in 193 AD that ultimately paved the way for the rise of the Severan dynasty in the Roman Empire.
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Year of the Four Emperors
The Year of the Four Emperors was a tumultuous period of civil war in 69 AD during which four different men successively claimed the Roman imperial throne before stability was restored under Vespasian.
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C.
Year of the Six Emperors
The Year of the Six Emperors was a tumultuous period in 238 AD when rapid successions and overlapping claims to the Roman imperial throne led to extreme political instability in the empire.
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D.
Severan dynasty
The Severan dynasty was a Roman imperial family that ruled from 193 to 235 CE, overseeing a period of military expansion, legal reform, and monumental building across the empire.
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E.
Decian persecution
The Decian persecution was a mid-3rd-century Roman imperial campaign under Emperor Decius that sought to enforce universal pagan sacrifice and led to widespread, systematic persecution of Christians.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Reign of Macrinus Target entity description: 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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A.
Year of the Five Emperors
The Year of the Five Emperors was a tumultuous period of civil war and rapid imperial succession in 193 AD that ultimately paved the way for the rise of the Severan dynasty in the Roman Empire.
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B.
Year of the Four Emperors
The Year of the Four Emperors was a tumultuous period of civil war in 69 AD during which four different men successively claimed the Roman imperial throne before stability was restored under Vespasian.
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C.
Year of the Six Emperors
The Year of the Six Emperors was a tumultuous period in 238 AD when rapid successions and overlapping claims to the Roman imperial throne led to extreme political instability in the empire.
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D.
Severan dynasty
The Severan dynasty was a Roman imperial family that ruled from 193 to 235 CE, overseeing a period of military expansion, legal reform, and monumental building across the empire.
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E.
Decian persecution
The Decian persecution was a mid-3rd-century Roman imperial campaign under Emperor Decius that sought to enforce universal pagan sacrifice and led to widespread, systematic persecution of Christians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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period of Roman imperial history ⓘ |
| capital | Rome ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty | Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| 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
ⓘ
linked to:
Rise and fall of Elagabalus
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| governmentForm | autocracy ⓘ |
| hasCoEmperor | Diadumenian ⓘ |
| hasEmperor | Macrinus ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Battle of Antioch (218)
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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 ⓘ
linked to:
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
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| 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 ⓘ |
| militaryPolicy | attempted to reduce military pay ⓘ |
| militaryPolicyConsequence | discontent among soldiers ⓘ |
| notableAspect | first equestrian emperor of Rome ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Nisibis (217) ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Severan loyalists ⓘ |
| partOf | Crisis tendencies of the 3rd century ⓘ |
| precededByEmperor | Caracalla ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| ruler | Macrinus ⓘ |
| startDate | 217 ⓘ |
| succeededByEmperor | Elagabalus ⓘ |
| successionType | military acclamation rather than dynastic succession ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Praetorian Guard ⓘ |
| usurpedBy | Elagabalus ⓘ |
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