Early Life
| O: laureate draped bust of young Caracalla
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R: Felicitas holding caduceus and cornucopia
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| silver denarius struck in Rome 200; ref.: RIC 35 | |
Caracalla, of mixed Punic–Roman and Syrian descent, was born Lucius Septimius Bassianus in Lugdunum, Gaul (now Lyon, France), the son of the later Emperor Septimius Severus and Julia Domna. At the age of seven, his name was changed to Marcus Aurelius Septimius Bassianus Antoninus to create a connection to the family of the philosopher emperor Marcus Aurelius. He was later given the nickname Caracalla, which referred to the Gallic hooded tunic he habitually wore and which he made fashionable.
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