Episode CXVI - Red Wedding (Caracalla IV)
Emperors of Rome
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Caracala's Relationship With Lions
Caracala kept lions about him, and that he would stroke them at dinner. He was particularly elated because a lion had suddenly run down from a mountain and fought on his side. That's quite a different mental image, a baby lion fighting by your side. But if if he keeps one called rapier, what kind of lion is that? I don't know. Because he does have centurions whom he calls lions as well.
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