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Once, the citizens of Alexandria mocked him with a public play satirising him, when Caracalla heard about it, he flew into a rage. Travelling with an army to Alexandria, terrified the citizens smothered him in luxuary hoping to appease him. It appeared to be working, so when Caracalla invited the citizens to the city square they all turned up, once they had all arrived he ordered his soliders to attack. Roughly 20,000 people were killed, and their city burned and looted. | Once, the citizens of Alexandria mocked him with a public play satirising him, when Caracalla heard about it, he flew into a rage. Travelling with an army to Alexandria, terrified the citizens smothered him in luxuary hoping to appease him. It appeared to be working, so when Caracalla invited the citizens to the city square they all turned up, once they had all arrived he ordered his soliders to attack. Roughly 20,000 people were killed, and their city burned and looted. | ||
He was killed in 217AD while urinating by the side of a road, by his personal guard macrinus, who would become the next emperor. | |||
Caracalla was also the cousin of the emperor [[elagabalus]]. | Caracalla was also the cousin of the emperor [[elagabalus]]. | ||