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Carinus Timeline Game

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Carinus was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 283 to 285 AD. To learn more about this historical figure, you can play a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Key detail 1: Carinus was the son of the Emperor Carus and brother of the Emperor Numerian.
  • Key detail 2: Carinus co-ruled with his brother Numerian until Numerian’s death in 284 AD.
  • Key detail 3: Carinus was killed in battle against the usurper Diocletian in 285 AD.
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  • c. 250 AD: Carinus is born in c. 250 AD
  • 283 AD: Carinus becomes co-emperor with his father Carus in 283 AD
  • 283 AD: Carinus becomes sole emperor after the death of his father Carus in 283 AD
  • 284 AD: Carinus defeats the Sarmatians in 284 AD
  • 284 AD: Carinus marries Magnia Urbica in 284 AD
  • 285 AD: Carinus defeats the Quadi in 285 AD
  • 286 AD: Carinus campaigns against the Franks in 286 AD
  • 287 AD: Carinus defeats the Alamanni in 287 AD
  • 288 AD: Carinus defeats the Burgundians in 288 AD
  • 289 AD: Carinus defeats the Vandals in 289 AD
  • 290 AD: Carinus begins a campaign against the Persians in 290 AD
  • 285 AD: Carinus is assassinated by one of his officers, Amandus, in 285 AD
  • 285 AD: Carinus is succeeded by his brother Numerian as emperor in 285 AD

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