Caracalla
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Caracalla | |||||
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22nt Emperor o the Roman Empire | |||||
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Ring | 198–211 (wi Severus); 209 – 4 Februar 211 (wi Severus an Geta); Februar – December 211 (with Geta); December 211 – 8 Aprile 217 (alone) | ||||
Predecessor | Septimius Severus (alone) | ||||
Successor | Macrinus | ||||
Born | 4 Apryle 188 Lugdunum | ||||
Dee'd | 8 Apryle 217 Near Harran | (aged 29)||||
Wife | |||||
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Dynasty | Severan | ||||
Faither | Septimius Severus | ||||
Mither | Julia Domna |
Caracalla (Laitin: Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus;[1] 4 Aprile 188 – 8 Aprile 217) wis Roman emperor o Berber strynd frae 198 tae 217.[2] The eldest son o Septimius Severus, he reigned jyntly wi his faither frae 198 till Severus' daith in 211. For a short time he then ruled jyntly wi his younger brither Geta till he haurd him murthert later in 211. Caracalla is remembered as ane o the maist notorious an unpleasant o emperors acause o the massacres an persecutions he authorized an instigatit throughoot the Empire.[3][4]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ In Clessical Laitin, Caracalla's name would be inscribed as MARCVS AVRELIVS SEVERVS ANTONINVS AVGVSTVS.
- ↑ "Caracalla" The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary. Tony Deverson. Oxford University Press 2004. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Hurley, P. (2011). Life of Caracalla at Ancient History Encyclopedia
- ↑ "Caracalla" A Dictionary of British History. Ed. John Cannon. Oxford University Press, 2001. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.
"Caracalla" World Encyclopedia. Philip's, 2005. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.
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