Carus

Carus
Persicus Maximus
Golden coin depicting Carus
Aureus of Carus
Roman emperor
Reignc. September 282 – c. July 283
PredecessorProbus
SuccessorCarinus and Numerian
Co-emperorCarinus (283)
Bornc. 222
Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis (Modern day France)
DiedJuly or August 283 (aged 61)
Beyond the River Tigris, Sasanian Empire
Issue
Names
Marcus Aurelius Numerius Carus (possibly)[1]
Regnal name
Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Carus Augustus[2]

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]

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