Macrinus's Life and Death

Marius pelius macrinus was one of caracaa's pretorian prefects. Was born in modern algeria around one 65 a d and, like septimius saverus, was the son of an equite. He did not have influential uncles in rome, and so he was never recommended for senatorial status. Never held any of the traditional posts up and coming roman politicians usually hold. But distinguished himself as an able administrator and routinely secured important posts within the imperial bureaucracy during the reign of septimio saverus.