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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3450167, member: 91461&quot;]That&#039;s right! 1,831 years ago that absolute maniac is born.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]916548[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at him, who could&#039;ve guessed such a mad man lay underneath the exterior of such a mad looking man???</p><p>I know, I know. It&#039;s hard to judge someone nearly 2,000 years after the fact. But, as they say, class tells ever time. And his shown again and again.</p><p>Attempts to kill father in front of troops, then changes mind.</p><p>Kills own brother in momma Domna&#039;s arms (that&#039;s gonna leave scares for lifetimes).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]916550[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And due to a few Greeks defacing a statue of him, he killed, stated by some, 10,000 Greeks!</p><p>Enough about the good things he did. I joke. Calm down.</p><p>He did the considerably amazing thing known as the &quot;Edict of Caracalla&quot;. Wherein he gave all free men the rights of a Roman citizen.</p><p>He was very known for the opulent baths that he built:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]916538[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And the, maybe, even more amazing thing he did was die in 217 CE.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]916554[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla</p><p><br /></p><p>198-217 AD Silver Denarius (2.91 gm) Rome Mint Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG ; Laureate draped bust right. Rev: FELICITAS AVGG ; Felicitas standing left, holding caduceus &amp; cornucopia. RIC IV 127 ; RSC 64</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]916553[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla </p><p><br /></p><p>Thrace.Trajanopolis.</p><p>AD198-217. Æ</p><p>Obv: Caracalla</p><p>Rev: Eros rising dolphin</p><p>16mm., 2,99g.</p><p>nearly very fine</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]916556[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla, Caesar</p><p><br /></p><p>196-198 Denarius (Silver, 19 mm, 2.92 g, 12 h), Laodicea, 198. M AVR ANTON CAES PONTIF Bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust of Caracalla to right. Rev. SECVRITAS PERPETVA Securitas standing front, head left, holding inverted spear in left hand and resting with right on shield set on ground. BMC 459. Cohen 566. RIC 330. A scarce issue with an unusual bust type. Good very fine. Secret Saturlanlia gift</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]916552[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Caracalla</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Roman ProvincialMesopotamia. Rhesaena. AD 211-217. Bronze Æ AYTOK ANTWN, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / III - C (retrograde), P - S, legionary vexillum. nearly very fine Castelin 9; BMC 2.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some you love to hate (Caligula and Nero anyone) but then some just breed contempt...so please post those coins of all the different faces and phases of Caracalla![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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