{"slug": "caracalla", "label": "Caracalla", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracalla", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1446", "qid": "Q1446", "description": "Roman emperor from 198 to 217", "entries": 19, "years": 15, "span": [188, 218], "span_label": ["188 CE", "218 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "geta-emperor", "label": "Geta (emperor)", "shared": 7}, {"slug": "septimius-severus", "label": "Septimius Severus", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "roman-consul", "label": "Roman consul", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "roman-emperor", "label": "Roman Emperor", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ancient-rome", "label": "Ancient Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egypt", "label": "Egypt", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-empire", "label": "Roman Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "jews", "label": "Jews", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "egyptians", "label": "Egyptians", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "scotland", "label": "Scotland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "germany", "label": "Germany", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 188, "year_label": "188 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "April 4", "text": "April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371309114#Births", "title": "AD 188", "revid": 1371309114, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 195, "year_label": "195 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Lucius Septimius Bassianus (or Caracalla), age 7, changes his name to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, to solidify connections with the family of Marcus Aurelius, and is given the title Caesar.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371314035#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 195", "revid": 1371314035, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 198, "year_label": "198 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 28", "text": "January 28 – Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371314592#Roman_Empire", "title": "AD 198", "revid": 1371314592, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 200, "year_label": "200 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "The Severan Tondo, depicting Septimius Severus, Julia Domna and their children Geta and Caracalla, from Fayum, Egypt, is made. It is now kept at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Antikensammlung.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371377327#Art", "title": "AD 200", "revid": 1371377327, "section": "Events › By topic › Art"}}, {"year": 205, "year_label": "205 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and his brother Publius Septimius Geta Caesar become Roman Consuls.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364746464#Roman_Empire", "title": "205", "revid": 1364746464, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 205, "year_label": "205 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 22", "text": "January 22 – Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, a praetorian prefect and father-in-law of Caracalla, is assassinated.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364746464#Roman_Empire", "title": "205", "revid": 1364746464, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 206, "year_label": "206 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Septimius Severus goes to Britain, with his sons Caracalla and Geta.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371192198#Roman_Empire", "title": "206", "revid": 1371192198, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 208, "year_label": "208 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and his brother Publius Septimius Geta Caesar become Roman consuls.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371187746#Roman_Empire", "title": "208", "revid": 1371187746, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 210, "year_label": "210 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Having suffered heavy losses since invading Scotland in 208, Emperor Septimius Severus sends his son - Caracalla - to systematically wipe out and torture the Scots into submission.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371191290#Roman_Empire", "title": "210", "revid": 1371191290, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 211, "year_label": "211 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Fulvia Plautilla, Roman empress and wife of Caracalla", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371189735#Deaths", "title": "211", "revid": 1371189735, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 211, "year_label": "211 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 4", "text": "February 4 – Emperor Septimius Severus, having fallen ill, dies in Eboracum (modern-day York) while on campaign in Britain after an 18-year reign. He is later deified by the Senate. His sons Caracalla and Geta succeed him as joint Roman emperors.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371189735#Roman_Empire", "title": "211", "revid": 1371189735, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 212, "year_label": "212 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The edict of Emperor Caracalla (Constitutio Antoniniana) extends Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Roman Empire, with the exception of a limited group that may include Egyptians. The Jewish people are among those who receive citizenship. All free women in the Empire are given the same rights as Roman women.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371186817#Roman_Empire", "title": "212", "revid": 1371186817, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 214, "year_label": "214 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Caracalla's victories in Germany ensure his popularity within the Roman army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371187273#Roman_Empire", "title": "214", "revid": 1371187273, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 215, "year_label": "215 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Caracalla's troops massacre the population of Alexandria, Egypt, beginning with the leading citizens after the Alexandrian Revolts. The emperor was angry about a satire, produced in Alexandria, mocking his claim that he killed Geta in self-defense.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188056#Egypt", "title": "215", "revid": 1371188056, "section": "Events › By place › Egypt"}}, {"year": 216, "year_label": "216 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Caracalla tricks the Parthians by accepting a marriage proposal. He slaughters his bride and the wedding guests after the celebrations.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188509#Roman_Empire", "title": "216", "revid": 1371188509, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 217, "year_label": "217 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": null, "text": "Empress Julia, wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Caracalla and Geta, commits suicide.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371227173#Roman_Empire", "title": "217", "revid": 1371227173, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 217, "year_label": "217 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 8", "text": "April 8 – Caracalla is assassinated by his soldiers near Edessa. Marcus Opellius Macrinus, head of the Praetorian Guard, declares himself Roman emperor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371227173#Roman_Empire", "title": "217", "revid": 1371227173, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 217, "year_label": "217 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 8", "text": "April 8 – Caracalla, Roman emperor (b. 188)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371227173#Deaths", "title": "217", "revid": 1371227173, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 218, "year_label": "218 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 16", "text": "May 16 – Julia Maesa, an aunt of the assassinated Emperor Caracalla, is banished to her home in Syria by the self-proclaimed emperor Macrinus, and declares her grandson Elagabalus, age 14, emperor of Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188214#Roman_Empire", "title": "218", "revid": 1371188214, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}]}