Caracalla
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- Caracalla (April 4, 186–April 8, 217) was emperor of the Roman Empire from 211–217. He was the elder son of Septimius Severus and is best-known for arranging the murder of his brother Publius Septimius Geta after the two engaged in a power struggle in the months after their father's death. His wife was Publia Fulvia Plautilla.
[edit] Ancient portraits
 As a child, type of 198 AD |
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 Bust of Caracalla, Tivoli type |
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 Busto dell'imperatore romano Caracalla. Pergamonmuseum, |
 Bust of Caracalla, Met, New York City |
 Bust of Caracalla, Met, New York City |
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 Bust of emperor Caracalla. Cast in Pushkin Museum after original in Napoli |
 Tondo of the Severan family, with portraits of Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, and a deleted portrait of Geta |
 Caracalla, amethyst intaglio |
 Geta and Caracalla, sardonyx intaglio |
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[edit] Coinage
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[edit] Modern representations
 Jean-Baptiste Greuze:Septimius Severus et Caracalla. Louvre |
 Caracalla and Geta, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1907 |
