Macrinus: Emperor for a Moment - The Pax Romana Podcast 068

from The Pax Romana Podcast · host Professor Colin Elliott

Four days after Caracalla's assassination, the outsider Macrinus was in charge of an unstable Roman Empire. He bribed his way into a temporary peace with Parthia, but alienated his own soldiers. Was Macrinus' short reign a case of good intentions gone awry, or was he simply out of his depth?

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