Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus or Diadumenian, Roman Caesar (junior emperor), died 218 A.D. was the son of Emperor Macrinus who served his father briefly as Caesar (junior emperor) from May, 217 to 218 A.D. and as Augustus in 218. Diadumenian was declared to be co-ruler by his father in 218, during the Severan Dynasty, where he is remembered by the name Diadumenianus. Caesar (p. ... Events May 16 - Heliogabalus is acclaimed as Roman Emperor. ... Marcus Opellius Macrinus (born about 165 AD - 218) was Roman emperor for 14 months in 217 and 218. ... This article is about the month of May. ... Events Macrinus becomes Roman Emperor on the death of Caracalla. ... Events May 16 - Heliogabalus is acclaimed as Roman Emperor. ... Augustus (plural Augusti) is Latin for majestic or venerable. Although the use of the cognomen Augustus as part of ones name is generally understood to identify the Emperor Augustus, this is somewhat misleading; Augustus was the most significant name associated with the Emperor, but it did not actually represent... Events May 16 - Heliogabalus is acclaimed as Roman Emperor. ... Events May 16 - Heliogabalus is acclaimed as Roman Emperor. ...
He had little time to enjoy his position or to learn anything from its opportunities because the legions of Syria revolted and declared Elagabalus ruler of the Roman Empire. When Macrinus was defeated on June 8, 218, at Antioch, Diadumenian followed his father's death. According to the Scriptores Historiae Augustae, Diadumenian emulated Macrinus in tyranny. He called upon his father not to spare any who might oppose them or who made plots. His head was cut off and presented to Elagabalus as a trophy. A bust depicting Elagabalus. ... Roman Empire between AD 60 and 400 with major cities. ... Marcus Opellius Macrinus (born about 165 AD - 218) was Roman emperor for 14 months in 217 and 218. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Events May 16 - Heliogabalus is acclaimed as Roman Emperor. ... The city of Antioch-on-the-Orontes (modern Antakya) is located in what is now Turkey. ... The Augustan History (Lat. ... Marcus Opellius Macrinus (born about 165 AD - 218) was Roman emperor for 14 months in 217 and 218. ... A bust depicting Elagabalus. ...
External links
Life of Diadumenianus (http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Historia_Augusta/Diadumenianus*.html) (Historia Augusta at LacusCurtius: Latin text and English translation)
Marcus Opellius Macrinus (born about 165 AD - 218) was Roman emperor for 14 months in 217 and 218. ... This is a list of Roman Emperors with the dates they controlled the Roman Empire. ... Marcus Opellius Macrinus (born about 165 AD - 218) was Roman emperor for 14 months in 217 and 218. ... A bust depicting Elagabalus. ...
Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus or Diadumenian, Roman Caesar (junior emperor), died 218 A.D. was the son of Emperor Macrinus who served his father briefly as Caesar (junior emperor) from May, 217 to 218 A.D. and as Augustus in 218.
Diadumenian was declared to be co-ruler by his father in 218, during the Severan Dynasty, where he is remembered by the name Diadumenianus.
According to the Scriptores Historiae Augustae, Diadumenian emulated Macrinus in tyranny.
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