Younger son of Carus, described by Brownworth as a decent poet but not much else. Son-in-law of Aper, he took command of the eastern expedition after his father's death but was murdered — found partially decomposed in his closed carriage by the time the army reached Nicomedia — with Diocletian blaming and executing Aper for the crime.
Also known as: Marcus Aurelius Numerianus · Numarian
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Younger son of Carus, described by Brownworth as a decent poet but not much else. Son-in-law of Aper, he took command of the eastern expedition after his father's death but was murdered — found partially decomposed in his closed carriage by the time the army reached Nicomedia — with Diocletian blaming and executing Aper for the crime.
“Charis had two sons, Carinus, a bit of a playboy, but a good general, and Numarian, a decent”
“Taking Aper and Diocles and his son Numarian with him, he, perhaps due to the tenor of”
“They broke open the doors and found the partially decomposed body of Numarian.”
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