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Caracalla

Caracalla

Timeline

195   Caracalla is given the surname "Caesar".

198   Caracalla, son of Septimus Severus, is given the title of Augustus.

205   Assassination of Plautianus, praetorian prefect, father-in-law of Caracalla.

208   Campaigns of Severus, Caracalla and Geta against the Caledonians and the Macates in Britain.

210   Caracalla is Consul

211   Caracalla and Publius Septimius Geta succeed their father Septimius Severus as Roman Emperors.

212   Emperor Caracalla decrees that freemen throughout the Roman Empire are to become Roman citizens (the Constitutio Antoniniana).

213   Caracalla leaves Rome, never to return.

214   Caracalla's victories in Germany ensure his popularity within the Roman army.

215   Caracalla's troops massacre the population of Alexandria, Egypt.

217   Death of Empress Julia, wife of Septimus Severus and mother of Caracalla and Geta.

217   Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. Macrinus, of Mauritania, becomes the first equestrian Roman Emperor.

273   Administrative reorganization of Italy. Aurelian adopts as permanent the reforms instituted by Caracalla.