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  f. The Third Century. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
To meet the consequent deficit he issued a new coin, the antoninianus, with a face value of two denarii but a weight of only one and two-thirds.
The EDICT OF CARACALLA (constitutio Antoniniana) extended Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Empire save a limited group, perhaps including the Egyptians.
Citizenship now meant so little that this step was a natural culmination of the leveling down of distinctions that had been continuous throughout the Empire.
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  Roman citizenship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rome gradually granted citizenship to whole provinces; the third-century Constitutio Antoniniana granted it to all free male inhabitants of the Empire.
The Social War (in which the Italian allies revolted against Rome) ended gradually as Rome granted citizenship to all Italian freemen (with the exception of Gallia Cisalpina).
After 212 AD, all freemen in the Empire were granted citizenship by an imperial edict (the Constitutio Antoniniana) of Emperor Caracalla.
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 Caracalla
Caracalla killed Geta and carried out a vendetta against Geta's supporters, in order to strengthen his own hold on power.
Two things stand out from his reign: the edict of 212 (Constitutio Antoniniana) granting Roman citizenship[?] to freemen throughout the Roman Empire; and the construction of the baths of Caracalla outside Rome, remains of which can still be seen.
Caracalla had effectively become a military dictator, and was consequently very unpopular.
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 Caracalla - Wikipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Caracalla killed Geta and carried out a vendetta against Geta's supporters, in order to strengthen his own hold on power.
Two things stand out from his reign: the edict of 212 (Constitutio Antoniniana) granting Roman citizenship[?] to freemen throughout the Roman Empire; and the construction of the baths of Caracalla outside Rome, remains of which can still be seen.
Caracalla had effectively become a military dictator, and was consequently very unpopular.
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 Die Dynastie der Severer
For example he ordered to murder his rival for the emperor-post, his brother, without hesitation.
Even in the year 212 Caracalla published the famous degree, the constitutio Antoniana, what gave all the habitants of the Roman empire the civic rights.
The historian Cassius Dio believed that Caracalla passes this low more for financial reasons and not for pilanthropy.
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 Roman citizenship Information
Rome gradually granted citizenship to whole provinces; the third-century Constitutio Antoniniana granted it to all free male inhabitants of the Empire.
The Social War (in which the Italian allies revolted against Rome) ended gradually as Rome granted citizenship to all Italian freemen (with the exception of Gallia Cisalpina).
After 212 AD, all freemen in the Empire were granted citizenship by an imperial edict (the Constitutio Antoniniana) of Emperor Caracalla.
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  Eternal Egypt - Statue of Caracalla 
The nose, the mouth, and the lips are all broken.
Caracalla was responsible for the famous constitutional law, "Constitutio Antoniniana," which decreed that all citizens were granted citizenship of Rome.
The purpose of this law was to give citizens of the provinces the rights that the Romans enjoyed.
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 Biography of Caracalla   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
After this point in time, Roman rule weakened considerably in Britain until it was restored with Constantius Chlorus.
Three things stand out from his reign: the edict of 212 (Constitutio Antoniniana) granting Roman citizenship to freemen throughout the Roman Empire; debasing the silver content in Roman coinage by 25%; and the construction of a large thermae outside Rome, the remains of which, known as the Baths of Caracalla, can still be seen.
Caracalla had effectively become a military dictator, and was consequently very unpopular except with the soldiers.
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 The History Behind the Baths
While Caracalla was in fact a cruel man, it should be noted that his reign did have some benefits for the Roman population.
Issued in 212 AD, the Constitutio Antoniniana stated that everyone in the Roman empire, with the exceptions of slaves, was granted Roman citizenship.
Caracalla also went on a series of military campaigns, first to Germany, and later to Asia Minor, winning the favor of his troops along the way.
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 Steve Hong > Papers > Romans and Christians
A good Roman citizen wishing the eternal glory and prosperity of the Empire would naturally want to participate in necessary rituals that allied the people with gods who could either proliferate peace or declare destruction.
The Constitutio Antoniniana of 212 was a significant step in unifying the peoples of the empire.
With universal Roman citizenship bestowed upon all free persons in the empire, religion too felt the force of this unification.
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 History of Art: Art of the Roman Empire
In contrast to the almost mystic ambiguity of his father, Caracalla (ad211-217) saw himself in terms of an earthy solidity which led to a new definition of heroism.
Just as the tide of classicism swept away the distinctive features of the emperors, so it charged everyone with their own destiny - Caracalla's most famous measure, the Constitutio Antoniniana de Civitate introduced in ad212, had given Roman citizenship to all inhabitants of the empire.
The new sense of universality surged irrationally from the depths of the individual, almost in denial of the ideal of virtue.
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 TheInd.com - News | Business | Culture - Weekly - Lafayette LA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
This territory we call home was the Imperial lands of the Bourbon kings of France named for Louis XIV the Great.
The suffix -iana is of Latin origin denoting constitutional citizenship, modeled on the Roman ‘constitutio Antoniniana’ of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (nicknamed, Caracalla) in his edit of A.D. 212 [See Ulpian, Digesta 1.5.17] which conferred universal Roman citizenship on all people living within the Roman Empire.
As a city name, it is a locative noun or noun of local extension to denote a locality in general, and level surface in particular (think of a map here).
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 Roman Emperors - DIR Caracalla
Soldiers received increases in pay and in legal rights, but the most noteworthy change was the bestowal of Roman citizenship upon all free residents of the empire.
This grant of universal citizenship, called by scholars the Constitutio Antoniniana, allowed for greater standardization in the increasingly bureaucratic Roman state.
Construction was also well underway on the magnificant baths in Rome that would bear the emperor's name.
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 Caracalla   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He reformed the monetary system and was an able judge when hearing court cases.
But first and foremost of his acts is one of the most famous edicts of antiquity, the Constitutio Antoniniana.
By this law, issued in AD 212, everyone in the empire, with the exception of slaves, was granted Roman citizenship.
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 Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Romano-British
However, the number of citizens steadily increased over the years, as people inherited citizenship and more grants were made.
Eventually all people who were not slaves or freed slaves were granted citizenship by the Constitutio Antoniniana[?] in AD The other inhabitants of Britain, who did not enjoy citizenship, were Peregrini, who continued to live under the laws of their ancestors.
The principal handicaps were that they could not:
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 The Severan Dynasty (193–235) | Thematic Essay | Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
By abolishing the regular standing jury courts of Republican times, he was likewise able to transfer power to the executive branch of the government.
His son, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, nicknamed Caracalla, obliterated all distinctions between Italians and provincials, and enacted the Constitutio Antoniniana in 212 A.D., which extended Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the empire.
Caracalla was also responsible for erecting the famous baths in Rome that bear his name.
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 Romano-British   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
However, the number of citizens steadily increased over the years, as people inherited citizenship and more grants were made.
Eventually all people who were not slaves or freed slaves were granted citizenship by the Constitutio Antoniniana in AD The other inhabitants of Britain, who did not enjoy citizenship, were Peregrini, who continued to live under the laws of their ancestors.
The principal handicaps were that they could not:
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But as Greek law, with its written tradition, gradually influenced Roman law, sacramental rituals like these gave way to documents.
This written influence accelerated after the the constitutio Antoniniana in 212 AD, which granted Roman citizenship to thousands of subjects who had formerly followed the Greek practice of writing.
These new citizens forsook the earlier ritual and simply added stipulations as codas to their written contracts.
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 All Holy Land Wines
With the intention of preserving the supply of grain and, possibly, to protect the domestic wine industry, Domitian banned, in an edict of AD 92, the planting of any new vineyards in Italy and ordered the removal of half the vines in the provinces.
When, in AD 212, Caracalla conferred citizenship on all free inhabitants of the empire (the Constitutio Antoniniana), it eliminated the privilege of cultivating vines that had been the prerogative of Roman citizens.
Now, all those in the provinces were permitted to grow wine grapes.
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 Roman History Questions
On his death bed, the Emperor Septimius Severus reportedly said to his two sons, "agree with each other, enrich the soldiers, and despise everyone else." Name one of his sons, who became co-emperors after their father's death.
What was the Constitutio Antoniniana of AD 212?
Which Roman emperor was born in Syria and brought the cult image of his god, a large conical fl stone, into Rome?
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 Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2004.07.66
But the most interesting document is the bronze discharge certificate issued to a legionary veteran in AD 230 (RMD IV, App.
It is the first legionary example of such a certificate in bronze: following the Constitutio Antoniniana legionary veterans were clearly concerned to have a more durable form of document to prove their status as honestiores.
Despite the occasional quibbles noted above, there is little to find fault with in this excellent catalogue.
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 Roman Military Diploma Museum: Introduction
In contrast "legionaries" had to be Roman citizens at entry into the service.
This distinction lost its importance when Caracalla granted Roman citizenship in the early third century to all living in the Roman empire (except to the slaves of course), known as the Constitutio Antoniniana of 212 AD.
Diplomas (about 1000 are known to us, and some 850 were published to date) were/are found all over the Roman empire.
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 biab online: record result   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Another new reading is suggested for RIB 902.
Ateco was possibly a trader in wine between Gaul and Lower Britain who gained citizenship under the Constitutio Antoniniana, and who lived in a civil settlement attached to the fort of Old Carlisle.
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