All this happened while both Macrinus and Caracalla were away from Rome because of the war, so the Senate was pretty much ...

Then Caracalla turns on his brother, murdering him, and parading his head around the Roman Senate. Caracalla is indeed believed to have murdered Geta in 211. “It is said that Geta was with his ...

which meant the Senate supported his claim. Macrinus fought the Parthians to a draw, made peace with Armenians and ended the wars with Dacia. His downfall came when Caracalla’s heir captured the ...

Rather, I wanted to reflect on its “truthiness” and historical ambience, and specifically on its portrayal of two Roman emperors, the brothers Caracalla and Geta. Caracalla and Geta do and say ...