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Caracalla (April 4, 188 – April 8, 217), born Lucius Septimius Bassianus then called Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus, was a Roman emperor, who reigned from 211 to 217. He authored the Edict of Caracalla which extended citizenship Empire to all inhabitants of the Roman Empire. Childhood O
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