Caracalla

American  

[kar-uh-kal-uh] / ˌkær əˈkæl ə /

noun

1. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Bassianus, a.d. 188–217, Roman emperor 211–217.

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Caracalla British  

/ ˌkærəˈkælə /

noun

1. real name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, original name Bassianus. 188–217 _ad , Roman emperor (211–17): ruled with cruelty and extravagance; assassinated

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Example Sentences

The most famous during that era – Geta and Caracalla's mother Julia Domna, her sister Julia Maesa and Maesa's daughter Julia Mamaea – wielded political influence.

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Domna in particular was the key figure and stabilizing force behind the two co-emperors, protecting the interests of her family and administering the empire during Caracalla's long military adventures.

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Unable to mourn for Geta due to the official condemnation of his memory, Domna would have to bear Caracalla's rule with grudging correctness, privately nursing a resentment borne from the cruelties of the past and misrule of the present.

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During his six-year reign as sole emperor, Caracalla waged a pointless war against Parthia, viciously sacked a Roman city over an offensive play, largely ignored his administrative duties and aggravated an inflation crisis by paying the army with devalued coinage.

From Salon

Instead of "Gladiator II" deconstructing the mythos of Rome, it's the real Caracalla who acts as a warning for what Scott seems to think Rome — and any of its modern reflections — needs in a leader.

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