Numerian
Roman emperorAlternative title: Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus
Numerian, Latin in full Marcus Aurelius Numerius Numerianus (died 284) Roman emperor 283–284.
He succeeded his father, Carus, in the summer of 283, in the midst of a war with the Sāsānians. Numerian was emperor in the East, and his brother, Carinus, ruled the West. Numerian led the army home but contracted a disabling eye disease. Late in 284, after the army had reached the Bosporus, Numerian was found dead. His father-in-law, Aper, who had assumed command, was accused of his murder and executed, and the throne passed to Diocletian, commander of the household guards
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