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103- The Equestrian

The History of Rome

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Pretoria - The Death of Caracala

The death of karacala opened up a power vacuum that needed to be filled and d fast. For three days, candidates were nominated and rejected by the legions for various reasons. The pretorians decided it was time for them to put their weight behind one of their own. And in what would have been an unthinkable reality, just a few days before, rome found itself with its first ever emperor of equestrian rank.

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