The Impact of Caracala on the Roman Empire

The idea that appears in both herodine and the augustin history is that he was cruel and tyrannical. The stories about him being incestuous with his mother, and that even he married her as well are completely false. But this idea really took off in late antiquity, that caracala is like another nero,. So caracala was emperor for six years, and he didn't spend a lot of his time in rome but he's made a few decisions that have had an effect on the roman empire at large.