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Caracalla
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname Caracalla (; ), was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father and then ruling alone after 211 AD. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor Septimius Severus and Empress Julia Domna. Severus proclaimed Caracalla co-ruler in 198, doing the same with his other son Geta in 209. The two brothers briefly shared power after their father's death in 211, but Caracalla soon had Geta murdered by the Praetorian Guard
Baths of Caracalla
public baths in ancient Rome
antoninianus
thumb|upright=1.2|Row 1: Elagabalus ([[silver 218–222 AD), Trajan Decius (silver 249–251 AD), Gallienus (billon 253–268 AD Asian mint);Row 2: Gallienus (copper 253–268 AD), Aurelian (silvered 270–275 AD), barbarous radiate (copper), barbarous radiate (copper)]] thumb|upright=1.2 |The antoninianus, introduced in 215 AD, continued the denarius's slow decline in silver purity. The antoninianus or pre-reform radiate was a coin used during the Roman Empire thought to have been valued at 2 denarii. It was initially silver, but was slowly debased to bronze with a mi
Constitutio Antoniniana
edict issued by Roman Emperor Caracalla (212)
Fulvia Plautilla
wife of the Roman emperor Caracalla (died 211)
Arch of Septimius Severus (Forum Boarium)
commemorative arch dedicated in the Velabrum at Rome in 204 CE
Parthian War of Caracalla
campaign by the Roman Empire against the Parthian Empire
Arch of Caracalla
3rd-century Roman triumphal arch at Djémila in Algeria (Cuicul)
Arch of Caracalla
a tetrapylon Roman triumphal arch in Thebeste, located in present-day Tébessa, Tébessa Province, Algeria built during the early 3rd century