24 Caracalla

Roman Emperors: Totalus Rankium

Rob and Jamie

Comedy, History

4.9 • 742 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2016

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

Can the empire survive now that it down to just one emperor? Will it cope? Well, it should be fine as long as the man in charge in hard working - check; dedicated to the troops - check; looks to keep the empire protected - check; and doesn't massacre entire cities at the drop of a hat due to one person mentioning his brother... ah. Maybe Caracalla isn't the best man for the job... But he does have a fetching floor-length cloak with a hood that he can stand around looking evil in - that is that.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Totalis Rangium. This week, Caracalla.
0:13.0	Hello and welcome to Roman Emperor Stathas Rankingum.
0:25.9	I'm Jamie.
0:26.9	And I'm Rob, ranking all the emperors from Augustus to Augustus.
0:30.2	We've done this already.
0:31.4	We have done this already.
0:33.0	This is part two.
0:33.9	If you're listening to this episode and haven't heard the Ghetto episode, you've missed an episode because we're releasing two at the same time. Or over the same weekend, depending on how much editing I get done. But before we start, we need to make the joke that all podcasters make when they record back-to-back episodes. Oh, go on. It's traditional. Oh, what is it? I've got to ask you how you've been since we last recorded. Oh, go on then. Don't ask me. How have you been since we last recorded? I've been good, thanks. Yeah. Much the same as last time. Oh, yeah, exactly the same. Oh, that's good. That was funny. Apart from the death and the family. Yeah, but I don't want to talk about it. No, that was upsetting. It was. That was a bit shocking, actually. In the 30 seconds between episodes. Anyway. Anyway, so Caracalla. Sounds good. Carrekella. Brother number two. The fun one. The fun one. What are you expecting from Caracalla? A violent, murderous... Well, not in a kind of insaney way. It doesn't kind of a... I'll kill you if you cross me somehow. It's very strict and a bit ruthless. Let's find out, shall I? A bit of a brute. Okay. He was born on the 8th of April. Yeah? 10 days away from me.
1:46.0	Yes. Yes it is.
1:50.0	One day we will have one on one of our birthdays and we will be so excited.
1:54.0	Oh, we dead good. Yeah.
1:56.0	8th of April 217. His name was Lucius Septimius Baccianus.
2:01.6	He wasn't known as that when he was the emperor.
2:04.6	He'd be known to the world during his lifetime as Emperor Antoninus.
2:08.6	Oh really?
2:09.6	Yes, he had Antoninus Pius and Antoninus.
2:12.6	Ah. Yes. You'll find out why he's known as Caracalla later on.
2:16.6	Or does it mean something? It does. Excellent. What do you think it might mean? Yes. You'll find out why he's known as Kara Keller later on.
2:19.5	Does it mean something? It does.
2:21.0	Excellent. What do you think it might mean?
2:23.5	Murderous person.
2:25.8	I can't say that word. We'll find out. Right. He was the outdest son of Severus, as well we know by now.
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