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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 6863385, member: 97383&quot;]I think it was more likely to please &amp; flatter Caracalla himself. Caracalla&#039;s reputation for brutality &amp; revenge was certainly well known by the time the Tyre Mint began striking coins for him, so maybe fear <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> motivated the engravers at Tyre to depict him as Hercules/Melkart. When Caracalla was on a provincial tour, his wrath was turned onto the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The inhabitants of Alexandria sponsored a play mocking Caracalla for his excuse in killing Geta, self defense <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. When he entered Alexandria after learning of this play he had soldiers execute all those involved <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie4" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, &amp; then had his troops loot &amp; plunder the city for several days <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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