Caracalla
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Summary
Caracalla was born on April 4, 188[1], in Lugdunum[2]. He died on April 8, 217[3], in Haran[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and monarch[6]. He ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,588 views/month, #2,676 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Castel Sant'Angelo[8]
- Father: Septimius Severus[9]
- Mother: Julia Domna[10]
- Spouse: Fulvia Plautilla[11]
- Child: Aurelia Antonina[12], Elagabalus[13], Severus Alexander[14]
- Country of citizenship: Ancient Rome[15]
- Position held: Roman emperor[16], ancient Roman senator[17], Roman consul[18]
- Religion or worldview: ancient Roman religion[19]
- Sex or gender: male[20]
- Family: Severan dynasty[21]
- Noble title: Augustus[22]
- Named after: caracalla[23]
- Commons category: Caracalla[24]
- Unmarried partner: Julia Soaemias[25], Julia Avita Mamaea[26]
- Cause of death: stab wound[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Caracalla[28]
- Commons gallery: Caracalla[29]
- Manner of death: homicide[30]
- Depicted by: Portrait of Caracalla[31], Ritratto di Caracalla da via Cassia, PMT 241[32]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[38], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[39], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[41], Pauly–Wissowa[42]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[43]
- Present in work: The History of the Kings of Britain[44]
- Nickname: Caracallus[45]
- Birth name: Lucius Septimius Bassianus[46]
- Name in native language: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus[47], Lucius Septimius Bassianus[48], Caracalla[49], Caracallus[50]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Caracalla include Baths of him[51], a thermae[52], in Italy[53], founded in 0216[54]; Constitutio Antoniniana[55], a constitution[56], in Ancient Rome[57]; antoninianus[58], a currency[59], in Ancient Rome[60]; and Arch of him[61], a triumphal arch[62], in Algeria[63], founded in 0214[64].
Why It Matters
Caracalla has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for him include Baths of him[51], a thermae[52], in Italy[53], founded in 0216[54]; Constitutio Antoniniana[55], a constitution[56], in Ancient Rome[57]; antoninianus[58], a currency[59], in Ancient Rome[60]; and Arch of him[61], a triumphal arch[62], in Algeria[63], founded in 0214[64].
FAQs
Where was Caracalla born?
Caracalla's place of birth was Lugdunum[2].
Where did Caracalla die?
Caracalla passed away in Haran[4].
Who were Caracalla's parents?
Caracalla's father was Septimius Severus[9]. Caracalla's mother was Julia Domna[10].
Who was Caracalla married to?
Caracalla's spouses include Fulvia Plautilla[11].