| Carus | |||||||||
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| Persicus Maximus | |||||||||
 Aureus of Carus | |||||||||
| Roman emperor | |||||||||
| 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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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.
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]
- ^ Jones, pg. 183
- ^ Cooley, Alison E. (2012). The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy. Cambridge University Press. p. 501. ISBN 978-0-521-84026-2.
- ^ Potter 2013, p. 26.
- ^ Leadbetter, Bill (2009). Galerius and the Will of Diocletian. London: Routledge. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-203-86928-4. OCLC 503449219.