CARACALLA

CARACALLA

• Caracalla was born April 4th, 188 AD, as the oldest son of Septimius Severus.
• He would eventually earn the reputation of becoming one of the most notorious and unpleasant emperors because of his massacres and prosecutions he authorized and instigated throughout the ancient empire.

CARACALLA

• Caracalla was known for his "joint ruling." He would have these joint rulings with either his father Septimius Severus, or with his younger brother, Publius Serverus.
• With these joint rulings he would experience his greatest events as emperor.
• He would also realize his greatest opposers, one of which his own brother.

CARACALLA

• Caracalla's first joint ruling was with his father.
• Caracalla and his father joint ruled from 198 AD, until 211 AD; for a total of thirteen years.
• Caracalla would primarily earn his reputation after his fathers death in 211 AD, where he would engage in another joint ruling; this time with his brother Publius.
• Publius would eventually become his greatest enemy, and opposer.

CARACALLA JOINT RULING

• One of Caracalla's works was known as the "Campaign in Caledonia."
• This act was when Caracalla ended all military activity, as Caracalla and his brother Plubius , were arguing and competing for power.
• The competition for power was so aggressive, they considered splitting Rome into two halves under each ruler.

CARACALLA

• Because of the ongoing competition, Caracalla would arrange an assassination of his brother; just short of one year into their joint ruling.
• This would lead to Caracalla persecuting, and executing all of his brothers past supporters.
• He would eventually order a "Damnatio Memoriae," which is destroying of all history, and remembrance of his brother. Meaning "condemnation of memory."

CARACALLA

• He would be credited defeat in war against Alamanni.
• He would go down as a failed ruler, with military defeat, unjust ruling, false persecutions, failed movements for the people, a terrible man for his killings, massacres, and persecutions he enacted on, and "the common enemy of mankind."

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CARACALLA EMPIRE

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CITATIONS

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracalla
• http://www.roman-empire.net/decline/caracalla.html
• http://www.haikudeck.com/p/dc369330c7
• Jack, Abdel, Steven, William

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