Caracalla made all people in his empire Roman citizens mainly to increase tax revenues
Evidence
Constitutio Antoniniana (citing Cassius Dio, Roman History Bk 78) (WikiProjectMed)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: Caracalla extended Roman citizenship to nearly all free imperial inhabitants — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1237; All free men in the Roman Empire were to be given full Roman citizenship — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutio_Antoniniana; Caracalla granted citizenship to nearly all free inhabitants except the small group of dediticii — The Text of the Edict (+1 more)
Related
- Caracalla granted citizenship to nearly all free inhabitants except the small group of dediticii (similarity 0.92)
- All free men in the Roman Empire were to be given full Roman citizenship (similarity 0.92)
- Caracalla extended Roman citizenship to nearly all free imperial inhabitants (similarity 0.90)
- Universal Roman citizenship was enacted after citizenship lost its key privileges (similarity 0.87)
- Roman citizenship remained non-universal after 212, excluding slaves, Junian Latins, dediticii, and barbarians (similarity 0.83)
Broader Connections
- Universal Roman citizenship was enacted after citizenship lost its key privileges
#qualifies(0.70) — Stephen Kershaw, A Brief History of the Roman Empire, 1237