Stock Photo: Marble Carved Portrait Bust Of Emperor Caracalla Wearing Cuirass And Cloak At The British Museum
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Marble carved portrait bust of Caracalla wearing cuirass and cloak, probably a paludamentum as customarily worn by Roman emperors, fastened with a fibula.He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. Co-ruler with his father from 198, he continued to rule with his brother Geta, emperor from 209, after their father`s death in 211. He had his brother killed later that year, and reigned afterwards as sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Caracalla`s reign featured domestic instability and external invasions by the Germanic peoples.
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