
Episode CXV - Ausonian Beast (Caracalla III)
Emperors of Rome
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Did Cassius Dio Pay Off the Germans to Bring the War to a Close?
Caracala was last seen in domisian, famous for all his german victory titles. There's suggestions that he paid off the germans to bring the war to a conclusion. This was progressively becoming roman policy to conclude wars with other tribes by giving them money. Romans played on ethnic stereotypes, which abhorrent to us to day.
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