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Caracalla

188 - 217

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Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname Caracalla (; Latin: [karaˈkalːa]), was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father and then ruling alone after 211 AD. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor Septimius Severus and Empress Julia Domna. Severus proclaimed Caracalla co-ruler in 198, doing the same with his other son Geta in 209. The two brothers briefly shared power after their father's death in 211, but Caracalla soon had Geta murdered by the Praetorian Guard and became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Julia Domna had a significant share in governance, since Caracalla found administration to be mundane. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Caracalla is the 101st most popular politician (up from 236th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from France (up from 95th in 2019) and the 8th most popular French Politician.

Caracalla was most famous for the Edict of Caracalla, which granted Roman citizenship to all free men in the Roman Empire.

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Among politicians, Caracalla ranks 101 out of 19,576. Before him are Ronald Reagan, Queen Victoria, Mary II of England, Geta, Caligula, and Leon Trotsky. After him are George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Joe Biden, Julian, Saddam Hussein, and Akhenaten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 188, Caracalla ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 217, Caracalla ranks 1. After him are Julia Domna, Pope Zephyrinus, Judah ha-Nasi, Khosrov I of Armenia, and Philadelphus of Byzantium.

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    Caracalla

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    188 - 217

    HPI: 86.14

    Rank: 1

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In France

Among people born in France, Caracalla ranks 25 out of 6,770. Before him are Alexandre Dumas (1802), Charles de Gaulle (1890), Nostradamus (1503), Honoré de Balzac (1799), Henri Matisse (1869), and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900). After him are Édith Piaf (1915), Antoine Lavoisier (1743), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Alain Delon (1935), and Auguste Comte (1798).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Caracalla ranks 8. Before him are Louis XIV of France (1638), Louis XVI of France (1754), Maximilien Robespierre (1758), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Louis XV of France (1710), and Edward IV of England (1442). After him are Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Louis XIII of France (1601), Napoleon III (1808), Louis XVIII of France (1755), Claudius (-10), and Henry IV of France (1553).

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