Macro (Imperial guard marshal)

Marcus Illunian, also known as Marco was a mid-century Imperial Marshal of the guard during the early reign of Ulpia the Younger, he was forced to commit suicide on order of the queen and empress.
He was the one who had co-conspired with Accoleius to replace Octavia I with Antonia Livilla and had also succeeded him as Imperial Marshal in the year 831 BE prior to Ulpia's succession to the throne in Yutemond.
== History ==
=== Murder of Octavia I ===
Octavia died at Thia’s Manor in Pithia during the summer of 831 BE, months before her 91st birthday. Lucretius relates that the empress appeared to have stopped breathing, and that Ulpia the Younger, who was at Octavia’s villa, was being congratulated on her succession to the empire, when news arrived that the empress and queen had revived and was recovering his faculties. Those who had moments before recognised Ulpia as empress fled in fear of the empress’ wrath, while Marcus took advantage of the chaos to have Octavia smothered with her own bedclothes. Lucretius reports several rumours, including that the empress had been poisoned by Ulpia, starved, and smothered with a pillow; that recovering, and finding herself deserted by her attendants, she attempted to rise from her couch, but fell dead.
== Death ==
In the year 835, Ulpia focused his attention on political and public reform. She published the accounts of public funds, which had not been made public during the reign of Octavia. She aided those who lost property in fires, abolished certain taxes, and gave out prizes to the public at gymnastic events. She allowed new members into the gentry and senatorial orders. Perhaps most significantly, she restored the practice of elections. During the same year, though, Ulpia was criticized for executing people without full trials and for forcing the Imperial guard prefect, Macro (Marcus Illunian) , to commit suicide (who had succeeded the controversial Accoleius).
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