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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 7797196, member: 19463&quot;]Caracalla</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338751[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Geta</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338753[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to the sacrificial implements featuring the jug, there is the version for Caracalla with a buchranium and legend DESTINATO IMPERAT.&nbsp; If I were to write a movie script (realizing how I dislike historical fiction) I would explain this type by showing Caracalla throwing a tantrum when told that Geta was being made Caesar.&nbsp; Septimius tried to placate him by changing the details on the implements and adding the legend &quot;Destination Emperor&quot;.&nbsp; When that did not suffice, Caracalla was made Augustus.&nbsp; Now, that might not be 100% accurate but the idea here is to sell tickets and making Caracalla look like a spoiled brat would be a move in that direction. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1338752[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I find it interesting how few of the types were shared by the brothers.&nbsp; It would appear that one or both wanted nothing to do with types sullied by the other.&nbsp; This, also, would make a good scene for my movie script.&nbsp; Geta gets better treatment from history whether his personality was sweet and loving or just not as rabid as his brother&#039;s. We can study all the evidence and make our best guesses but what we know and what we like to believe may not always align well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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