I, Caesar
by Lee Burnett, Germantown
Academy, PA
Caracalla
188-217 AD
The son of the Emperor Septimus Severus, Caracalla was the second emperor of the Severan dynasty which arose from the ashes of the Antonines. At first, power was shared jointly with his brother, Geta, whom he soon murdered. The purges that followed left him unpopular with virtually all but the army. He is most famous for the grand bath complex he built in Rome. At the age of twenty-nine he was murdered by members of his bodyguard while on campaign in the East.
Student Work: Stuart
Ancient Source: Aelius Spartianus' Life of Antoninus Caracalla
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