Macrinus, a Rival Claim to Being a Caesar

So macrinus is in antioch, north of messa, cultivating his beard. The men of the legion defect to a avotus now, marcus relius antoninus. They cheer on the son of caracala, according to herodian. Julianus men desert from him and he is beheaded. So it doesn't go well. Macrinus then advances to apamea in syria, where the legiotu parthica is stationed. This is this mobile legion which always es the emperor's so this is the base of his military power. Now that the dettachment he sent with opius julianus has defected, so