Caracalla
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- Caracalla (April 4, 186–April 8, 217) was emperor of the Roman Empire from 211–217. He was the elder son of Septimius Severus and is best-known for arranging the murder of his brother Publius Septimius Geta after the two engaged in a power struggle in the months after their father's death. His wife was Publia Fulvia Plautilla.
Ancient portraits
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As a child, type of 198 AD
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Bust of Caracalla, Tivoli type
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Busto dell'imperatore romano Caracalla. Pergamonmuseum,
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Bust of Caracalla, Met, New York City
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Bust of Caracalla, Met, New York City
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Bust of emperor Caracalla. Cast in Pushkin Museum after original in Napoli
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Tondo of the Severan family, with portraits of Septimius Severus, Julia Domna, Caracalla, and a deleted portrait of Geta
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Caracalla, amethyst intaglio
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Geta and Caracalla, sardonyx intaglio
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Caracalla at the Hermitage Museum, sardonyx.
Coinage
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Medallion
Modern representations
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Jean-Baptiste Greuze:Septimius Severus et Caracalla. Louvre
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Caracalla and Geta, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1907