Battle of Antioch (218)
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The Battle of Antioch was fought between the Roman army of the Emperor Macrinus and his rival Elagabalus, whose troops were commanded by General Gannys, probably a short distance from Antioch. Gannys'
Roman aurei depicting Macrinus and his son, Diadumenian
Diadumenian
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Diadumenian was the son of the Roman emperor Macrinus and served as his co-ruler for a brief time in 218. His mother, Macrinus's wife, is called Nonia Celsa in the unreliable Historia Augusta, though
Battle of Antioch (218)
…troops, while Gannys led a charge moving his troops to renew the assault and leading Macrinus to flee to Antioch in fear. He sent his son and co-emperor, Diadumenian, to Parthia and tried to return to Rome, but both were caught en route and executed. Elagabalus entered Antioch as the new emperor of Rome, and with…
An aureus bearing the image of Diadumenian. The inscription reads m opel ant diadvmenian caes.