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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8482385, member: 101855"]One of the worst emperors? When the list of the worst includes Caligula, Commodus, Didius Julianus (who bought the position), Caracalla and Elagabalus, the sex maniac, I think that Caricus is safely above that group. He'll never be the "Abe Lincoln" of Roman emperors, but there have been worse for sure. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my notes about Caricus from my notebook. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1501934[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Silvered Antoninianus of Carinus, Obverse: IMP CARIVUS P F AVG “Emperor Carinus, dutiful and patriotic augustus.” Reverse: AETERNIT AVGG Aeternitas standing holding a globe with phoenix, lifting her robe. Personification Aeternitas stands for eternity, stability. She holds a globe, scepter or heads of sun or moon. Ric 248, Sear 12341</p><p><br /></p><p>· Marcus Aurelius Carinus was born in the middle of the third century. He was in his early 30s when his father gave him the title Caesar a month or so before he gave the same title to his younger brother, Numerian.</p><p><br /></p><p>* His father showed confidence in him when he left Carinus in charge in Rome while Carus and Numerian left for Persia to wage war on that empire. Carinus would never see his father or brother again. His father was probably murdered by the praetorian prefect Arrius Aper and his brother was probably killed by Aper or the future emperor, Diocletian.</p><p><br /></p><p>· After Diocletian’s army declared him emperor, the country braced for a civil war between the opposing forces.</p><p><br /></p><p>· In the mean time Carinus was waging war against invaders on the Rhine and Danube frontiers and in the far west of Britain. He also faced a challenge from Julian, the governor of Venetia. Carinus’ forces beat back that challenge in a battle fought in January or February of 285.</p><p><br /></p><p>· Having vanquished those rivals, Carinus turned his attention to Diocletian who was attacking from the east. In a pivotal battle that was fought at Margum (modern Dubravica near Belgrade). Carinus’ forces seemed to have the upper have the upper hand, but one of his officers killed him. The scuttlebutt was that Carinus had seduced the officer’s wife.</p><p><br /></p><p>· The triumph of Diocletian changed Roman history. Diocletian’s tetrarchy, which divided the empire into eastern and western districts and placed it under the rule of four leaders, fundamentally changed the structure of the domain.</p><p><br /></p><p>· After Carinus’ death, Diocletian painted him as an extreme low life who had few redeeming qualities. The evidence shows that he was a competent military leader who may have become an effective emperor if his reign had been cut short.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 8482385, member: 101855"]One of the worst emperors? When the list of the worst includes Caligula, Commodus, Didius Julianus (who bought the position), Caracalla and Elagabalus, the sex maniac, I think that Caricus is safely above that group. He'll never be the "Abe Lincoln" of Roman emperors, but there have been worse for sure. Here are my notes about Caricus from my notebook. [ATTACH=full]1501934[/ATTACH] Silvered Antoninianus of Carinus, Obverse: IMP CARIVUS P F AVG “Emperor Carinus, dutiful and patriotic augustus.” Reverse: AETERNIT AVGG Aeternitas standing holding a globe with phoenix, lifting her robe. Personification Aeternitas stands for eternity, stability. She holds a globe, scepter or heads of sun or moon. Ric 248, Sear 12341 · Marcus Aurelius Carinus was born in the middle of the third century. He was in his early 30s when his father gave him the title Caesar a month or so before he gave the same title to his younger brother, Numerian. * His father showed confidence in him when he left Carinus in charge in Rome while Carus and Numerian left for Persia to wage war on that empire. Carinus would never see his father or brother again. His father was probably murdered by the praetorian prefect Arrius Aper and his brother was probably killed by Aper or the future emperor, Diocletian. · After Diocletian’s army declared him emperor, the country braced for a civil war between the opposing forces. · In the mean time Carinus was waging war against invaders on the Rhine and Danube frontiers and in the far west of Britain. He also faced a challenge from Julian, the governor of Venetia. Carinus’ forces beat back that challenge in a battle fought in January or February of 285. · Having vanquished those rivals, Carinus turned his attention to Diocletian who was attacking from the east. In a pivotal battle that was fought at Margum (modern Dubravica near Belgrade). Carinus’ forces seemed to have the upper have the upper hand, but one of his officers killed him. The scuttlebutt was that Carinus had seduced the officer’s wife. · The triumph of Diocletian changed Roman history. Diocletian’s tetrarchy, which divided the empire into eastern and western districts and placed it under the rule of four leaders, fundamentally changed the structure of the domain. · After Carinus’ death, Diocletian painted him as an extreme low life who had few redeeming qualities. The evidence shows that he was a competent military leader who may have become an effective emperor if his reign had been cut short.[/QUOTE]
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