Carus
Roman emperor from 282 to 283 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Carus (disambiguation).
Marcus Aurelius Carus (c. 222 – July or August 283) was Roman emperor from 282 to 283. During his short reign, Carus fought the Germanic tribes and Sarmatians along the Danube frontier with success.
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Reign | c. September 282 – c. July 283 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Probus | ||||||||
Successor | Carinus and Numerian | ||||||||
Co-emperor | Carinus (283) | ||||||||
Born | c. 222 Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis (Modern day France) | ||||||||
Died | July or August 283 (aged 61) Beyond the River Tigris, Sasanian Empire | ||||||||
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He died while campaigning against the Sassanid Empire and is believed to have died of unnatural causes. It was reported that he had been struck by lightning.[3] He was succeeded by his sons Carinus and Numerian, creating a dynasty which, though short-lived, provided further stability to the resurgent empire.[4]