69. Philip the Younger.—Marcus Julius Philippus II. Roman Prince.
[Born (place unknown), A.D. 237. Died A.D. 249. Aged 12.]
Son of Philip I., Emperor of Rome. When seven years old dignified with the title of Cæsar. When ten years old chosen Consul, and shared the empire under the title of Augustus. A child of singularly serious temperament. He could never be induced to laugh, and would turn away his head when his father indulged in merriment.
[From the Statue Gallery of the Vatican.]
70. Carinus—Marcus Aurelius. Roman Emperor, A.D. 283-285.
[Born probably at Rome, A.D. 249. Died in Moesia, A.D. 285. Aged 36.]
Eldest son of the Emperor Carus. Was appointed to the command of the Western Provinces, A.D. 282. In A.D. 283, on the death of his father, was associated in the government with his brother Numerianus, who was assassinated when Diocletian was proclaimed Emperor by the army in Asia. Carinus marched against Diocletian, but in the moment of triumph he was slain by one of his own officers, whose domestic happiness he had destroyed. Carinus was a brave and skilful general, but a profligate and vicious man. He was sensual and ferocious.
[From the marble in the Capitoline Museum at Rome.]
71. Julian the Apostate—Flavius Claudius Julianus. Roman Emperor, A.D. 361-363.
[Born at Constantinople, A.D. 331. Died in Persia, A.D. 363. Aged 32.]