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Roman Empire in 218

Name: Roman Empire in 218 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Roman Empire in 218, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records

5Events

5Named people

1Places

4Categories

Historical records

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218Assassination of Marcus Opellius MacrinusMarcus Opellius Macrinus

House / Macrinid Dynasty

Is defeated by forces supporting Elagabalus and executed.

218Battle of AntiochElagabalus

Antioch · Warfare / Civil War

Leads an insurrection against the weak rule of Macrinus & defeats him at Antioch

218Battle of AntiochMacrinus

Antioch · Warfare / Civil War

Defeated in battle in Syria near Antioch by his young cousin Varius Avitus

218Birth of GallienusGallienus

House / House of Soldier Emperors

Birth of Gallienus

218Death of MacrinusMarcus Opellius Macrinus

House / Macrinid Dynasty

Is defeated by forces supporting Elagabalus and executed.

218SuccessionDiadumenian

House / House of Severi

Succeeds as Roman Emperor

218SuccessionElagabalus

House / House of Severi

Succeeds as Roman Emperor, Varius Avius

Names involved

DiadumenianElagabalusGallienusMacrinusMarcus Opellius Macrinus

Places involved

Antioch

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.