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Macrinus fled toward Italy, disguised as a courier, but was later intercepted near Chalcedon and executed in Cappadocia.
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Macrinus was defeated on 8 June 218, at the Battle of Antioch.
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In 218, during Macrinus reign, Julia Maesa went to Raphana, Syria, where the legion was based under the command of P. Valerius Comazon Eutychianus.
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Macrinus flees, but is captured near Chalcedon and later executed in Cappadocia.
Macrinus was proclaimed emperor three days later by the troops in Parthia.
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After months of mild rebellion by the bulk of the army in Syria, Macrinus took his loyal troops to meet the army of Elagabalus near Antioch.
On June 8, 218 near Antioch, Gannys, Elagabalus ' tutor, defeated Macrinus and his son, with the help of the III Gallica and the other legions of the East.
Macrinus and Chalcedon
Macrinus was recognised by a centurion at Chalcedon on the Bospurus, taken back to Antioch and killed.
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* 218 – Macrinus deposed and executed, Elagabalus is installed on the throne
Macrinus and .
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When the emperor Macrinus came to power, he suppressed the threat against his reign by the family of his assassinated predecessor, Caracalla, by exiling them — Julia Maesa, her two daughters, and her eldest grandson Elagabalus — to their estate at Emesa in Syria.
Almost upon arrival in Syria she began a plot, with her advisor and Elagabalus ' tutor Gannys, to overthrow Macrinus and elevate the fourteen-year-old Elagabalus to the imperial throne.
In response Macrinus dispatched his Praetorian prefect Ulpius Julianus to the region with a contingent of troops he considered strong enough to crush the rebellion.
Macrinus and his son, weakened by the desertion of the Second Legion due to bribes and promises circulated by Julia Maesa, were defeated on 8 June 218 at the Battle of Antioch by troops commanded by Gannys.
Letters of reconciliation were dispatched to Rome extending amnesty to the Senate and recognizing the laws, while also condemning the administration of Macrinus and his son.
* 218 – Battle of Antioch: Elagabalus defeats with support of the Syrian legions the forces of emperor Macrinus.
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() At one point, Hagar fled toward Shur but returned after being instructed to by an angel.
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The battle went on for some time with no clear victor, but the Syracusans eventually pushed the Athenian ships toward the coast, and the Athenian crews fled to the camp behind their wall.
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