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Bookmark or Share- Macrinus - WikipediaMarcus Opellius Macrinus (/ m ə ˈ k r ɪ n ə s /; c. 165 – June 218) was a Roman emperor who reigned from April 217 to June 218, jointly with his young son Diadumenianus.
- Macrinus | Emperor, History, Denzel Washington, & Successor | BritannicaMacrinus (born c. 164, Caesarea, Mauretania [now Cherchell, Algeria]—died June 218, in Bithynia [now in Turkey]) was a Roman emperor in 217 and 218, the first man to rule the empire without having achieved senatorial status.
- Who Was Denzel’s Gladiator Character Macrinus In Real Life?In the second installment of Gladiator, Denzel Washington plays the Roman Emperor Macrinus. And while some balk at the thought of a Black man running the Roman Empire, Macrinus was one of Rome’s four Black emperors.
- Macrinus - World History EncyclopediaMacrinus was Roman emperor from April 217 to June 218 CE. It is a story that has been told countless times before - an emperor is assassinated leaving no heir...
- Was Macrinus Real? The True Story Of Gladiator II's Power Broker ...In Gladiator II ’s fictionalised version of the Severan Dynasty, Macrinus is an arms dealer, owner of a gladiator stable, and a cunning political mover with his eyes on more power. The real Macrinus was not a behind-the-scenes businessman using gladiators, as said in the movie, as his “instrument”.
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