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Caracalla

Type Figure Region Roman Empire Time 188–217 Also known as Antoninus

Caracalla (188–217 CE) was a Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty, eldest son of Septimius Severus.…

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  1. 188–211Lugdunum · LugdunumBorn in Lugdunum in Gaul, eldest son of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. He accompanied his father on campaigns in Britain and was made Augustus and co-ruler in 198 CE, receiving military and imperial education alongside his brother Geta.
  2. 211–217Rome · LazioAfter his father's death he briefly co-ruled with his brother Geta, then had Geta murdered to seize sole power. He issued the Constitutio Antoniniana granting citizenship to all free inhabitants of the empire, raised taxes to fund the military, built the Baths of Caracalla, and late in life campaigned east against Parthia, where he was assassinated near Carrhae by troops under the Praetorian prefect Macrinus.

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