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Macrinus

164 - 218

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Marcus Opellius Macrinus (; c. 165 – June 218) was a Roman emperor who reigned from April 217 to June 218, jointly with his young son Diadumenianus. Born in Caesarea (now called Cherchell, in modern Algeria), in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis to an equestrian family of Berber origins, he became the first emperor who did not hail from the senatorial class and also the first emperor who never visited Rome during his reign. Before becoming emperor, Macrinus served under Emperor Caracalla as a praetorian prefect and dealt with Rome's civil affairs. He later conspired against Caracalla and had him murdered in a bid to protect his own life and succeeded Caracalla as emperor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Macrinus is the 326th most popular politician (up from 578th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Algeria (up from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Algerian Politician.

Macrinus was a Roman emperor who ruled from 217 to 218. He is most famous for being the last of the so-called "Five Good Emperors" of Rome.

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Among politicians, Macrinus ranks 326 out of 19,576. Before him are Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Syngman Rhee, Leo I the Thracian, Theodoric the Great, Salvador Allende, and Sukarno. After him are Philippe Pétain, Lavrentiy Beria, Droupadi Murmu, Şehzade Mustafa, Ferdinand II of Aragon, and Numa Pompilius.

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Among people born in 164, Macrinus ranks 1. After him is Bruttia Crispina. Among people deceased in 218, Macrinus ranks 1. After him is Diadumenian.

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In Algeria

Among people born in Algeria, Macrinus ranks 3 out of 213. Before him are Augustine of Hippo (354), and Albert Camus (1913). After him are Apuleius (125), Tariq ibn Ziyad (670), Jacques Derrida (1930), Yves Saint Laurent (1936), Jugurtha (-160), Saint Monica (332), Louis Althusser (1918), Édouard-Henri Avril (1849), and Ahmed Ben Bella (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Algeria

Among politicians born in Algeria, Macrinus ranks 1. After him are Jugurtha (-160), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Abdelmadjid Tebboune (1945), Juba II (-52), Emir Abdelkader (1808), Dihya (700), Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois (1898), Juba I of Numidia (-85), Houari Boumédiène (1932), Ferhat Abbas (1899), and Abd al-Mu'min (1094).

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