Caracalla
Car-a-cal'la, (Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Bassianus,)
a Roman emperor, born at Lyons in 188 a. d.
He was the son of the emperor Septimius Severus, who,
dying in 212, left the empire to Caracalla and his brother
Geta. The latter was assassinated by order of Caracalla,
who sought to confirm his power by sacrificing many
friends of Geta. Papinian, the ...
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Lucius Septimius Bassianus[1] (April 4, 188 – April 8, 217), commonly known as Caracalla, was Roman emperor from 211 to
217.[2] The eldest son of Septimius Severus, he ruled jointly with his younger brother Geta until the latter's death in
211. Caracalla is remembered as one of the most notorious emperors.[3] British historian Edward Gibbon refer...
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A Gaulish outer garment resembling the Roman lacerna (q. v.), and first introduced at Rome by the emperor
Aurelius Antoninus Bassianus, who compelled all plebeians who came to court to wear it, and hence received the
name Caracalla, by which he is best known in history (Aurel. Vict. Epit. 21). In its longer form it came in
later times to be worn...
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