CARVS
Reigned: 282-283 A.D.
| MARCVS AVRELIVS CARVS was probably born at Narbo in 229. He became Praetorian Praefect under Probus in 276, and when Probus was murdered in August, 282 he became Augustus. He was a very capable but imperious ruler. He elevated his sons Carinus and Numerian to Caesars and quickly settled disturbances in Gaul and Illyricum. Leaving Carinus at Rome, in early 283 he and Numerian set out on a Sassanian campaign, which was extremely successful and during which he raised his sons to Augusti. In August, 283 he died of a mysterious cause (murdered, struck by lightning, or illness) near Ctesiphon.(Excerpt from MONETA from www.numus.com) |
