Caracalla: Rome's Cruelest Emperor

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History's Most Infamous Figures Part 4: Caracalla — Rome's Cruelest Emperor

As Gladiator 2 brings Caracalla to life as one of its villains, let’s uncover the true story of this infamous figure—Rome’s cruelest emperor, whose ruthlessness and ambition were greater than anything Hollywood could ever imagine...

In this episode of History's Most Infamous Figures:

►Meet Caracalla, the Roman Emperor whose name became synonymous with ambition, cruelty, and paranoia...

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00:00 – Intro
00:49 – The Birth of Lucius Septimius Bassianus
01:00 – Septimius Severus & Julia Domna
01:39 – The Birth of Geta and a Sibling Rivalry
01:54 – The Year of the Five Emperors
02:15 – Septimius Severus Seizes the Throne
02:24 – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus: Destined to be Emperor
03:11 – Antonius becomes the Infamous Caracalla
03:43 – Caracalla becomes Co-Augustus
04:13 – Caracalla's Marriage
05:00 – The Severan Dynasty: Geta becomes Co-Emperor
05:41 – The Last Will and Testament of Septimius Severus
06:07 – Caracalla and Geta: Brother's in Name Only
06:58 – The Fall of Geta
07:31 – Damnatio Memoriae
08:20 – The Baths of Caracalla
08:54 – Caracalla Debases the Denarius
09:18 – Constitutio Antoniniana—The Edicts of Caracalla
10:28 – The Alamanni War
10:56 – The Next Alexander the Great?
11:26 – The Provincial Tour: Chaos in Alexandria
12:14 – The Parthian War
12:35 – The Fall of Caracalla

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