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Caracalla Timeline Game

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Caracalla was a Roman emperor known for his brutal reign and his construction projects, such as the famous Baths of Caracalla. In this timeline game, players will have to place events from Caracalla’s life and reign in their correct chronological order.

  • Caracalla becomes Roman emperor
  • Construction of the Baths of Caracalla begins
  • Caracalla is assassinated
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  • April 4, 188: Caracalla is born in Lugdunum (modern-day Lyon, France).
  • 198: Caracalla becomes co-emperor with his father, Septimius Severus.
  • 208: Caracalla accompanies his father on a military campaign to Britannia.
  • February 4, 211: Septimius Severus dies, and Caracalla becomes the sole emperor.
  • 212: Caracalla grants Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the empire, known as the Constitutio Antoniniana.
  • 215: Caracalla begins a campaign against the Parthian Empire.
  • early 217: Caracalla marries Fulvia Plautilla.
  • December 26, 211: Caracalla orders the murder of his brother, Geta, during a family dispute.
  • 215: Caracalla visits Alexandria and orders a massacre known as the Massacre of Alexandria.
  • 215: Caracalla introduces a new coinage known as the antoninianus.
  • 212-217: Caracalla extends Roman citizenship to all inhabitants of the provinces.
  • 212-216: Caracalla begins construction of the Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
  • April 8, 217: Caracalla is assassinated by a member of his own bodyguard, Macrinus.
  • 217: Caracalla is deified by the Senate after his death.
  • 217: Macrinus becomes the next Roman emperor after Caracalla's assassination.
  • 217-218: Caracalla's memory is condemned by the Senate, and his images are removed from public spaces.
  • 217: Caracalla's brother, Publius Septimius Antoninus Geta, is also deified by the Senate.
  • 217-218: Caracalla's edicts and laws are repealed by his successor, Macrinus.
  • ongoing: Caracalla's legacy as emperor is debated among historians, with some praising his administrative reforms and others criticizing his tyrannical rule.

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