Title

Bust of the roman emperor Caracalla

Caption

Rome, Capitolines Museums: bust of the roman emperor Caracalla. (212 - 217 AD), "Lunense" marble and porphyry.Caracalla is remembered as one of the most notorious and unpleasant of emperors because of the massacres and persecutions he authorized and instigated throughout the Empire.Caracalla's reign was also notable for the Constitutio Antoniniana (also called the Edict of Caracalla or the Antonine Constitution), granting Roman citizenship to all freemen throughout the Roman Empire, which according to historian Cassius Dio, was done for the purposes of raising tax revenue. He is also one of the emperors who commissioned a large public bath-house (thermae) in Rome. The remains of the Baths of Caracalla are still one of the major tourist attractions of the Italian capital.
Musei Capitolini, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Date

Dec 27, 2002

Credit line

Ghigo Roli/Photo12

Reference

GHR20A00_073

License type

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Keywords

Italia Italy Lazio Roma Rome Arte Art Museo Museum Musei Capitolini Capitoline Museums Storia History Epoca romana Roman Age Antica Roma Ancient Rome Opera d'arte Artwork Scultura Sculpture Statua Statue Porfido Porphyry Imperatore Emperor Caracalla Età Romana Roman Age I Romani The Romans III secolo d.C. 3rd Century A Legge Law

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