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Caracalla [ˌkærəˈkælə] n (Biographies / Caracalla (188-217) M, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) real name Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, original name Bassianus. 188-217 ad, Roman emperor (211-17): ruled with cruelty and extravagance; assassinated How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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corkscrew flower genus Vigna Heliogabalus legume leguminous plant Phaseolus caracalla snail bean snail flower snail-flower snailflower Vigna Vigna caracalla | It seems to me sufficient to take all those emperors who succeeded to the empire from Marcus the philosopher down to Maximinus; they were Marcus and his son Commodus, Pertinax, Julian, Severus and his son Antoninus Caracalla, Macrinus, Heliogabalus, Alexander, and Maximinus. Hence it comes likewise, that princes many times make themselves desires, and set their hearts upon toys; sometimes upon a building; sometimes upon erecting of an order; sometimes upon the advancing of a person; sometimes upon obtaining excellency in some art, or feat of the hand; as Nero for playing on the harp, Domitian for certainty of the hand with the arrow, Commodus for playing at fence, Caracalla for driving chariots, and the like. Charlotte, unselfish in the Forum, would have tried a sweeter temper than Lucy's, and once, in the Baths of Caracalla, they had doubted whether they could continue their tour. |
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