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Caracalla

Roman emperor from 198 to 217

19 dated entries naming Caracalla, drawn from 15 separate years between 188 CE and 218 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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2nd century

  • 188April 4 – Caracalla (or Antoninus), Roman emperor (d. 217)source
  • 195Lucius 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.source
  • 198January 28 – Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus.source
  • 200The 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.source

3rd century

  • 205Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and his brother Publius Septimius Geta Caesar become Roman Consuls.source
  • 205January 22 – Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, a praetorian prefect and father-in-law of Caracalla, is assassinated.source
  • 206Emperor Septimius Severus goes to Britain, with his sons Caracalla and Geta.source
  • 208Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and his brother Publius Septimius Geta Caesar become Roman consuls.source
  • 210Having 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.source
  • 211Fulvia Plautilla, Roman empress and wife of Caracallasource
  • 211February 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.source
  • 212The 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.source
  • 214Caracalla's victories in Germany ensure his popularity within the Roman army.source
  • 215Caracalla'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.source
  • 216Emperor Caracalla tricks the Parthians by accepting a marriage proposal. He slaughters his bride and the wedding guests after the celebrations.source
  • 217Empress Julia, wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Caracalla and Geta, commits suicide.source
  • 217April 8 – Caracalla is assassinated by his soldiers near Edessa. Marcus Opellius Macrinus, head of the Praetorian Guard, declares himself Roman emperor.source
  • 217April 8 – Caracalla, Roman emperor (b. 188)source
  • 218May 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.source

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