Caracalla, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
- Caracalla, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
(186–217)
Roman emperor 211–17. Caracalla, who succeeded his father Septimus Severus in 211, continued the policy of rapprochement between the empire and the Jews. It was no longer necessary for a Jew to take the pagan oath before being allowed to hold public office, though this was a doubtful honour, as it usually involved the duty to collect unpopular taxes. In the light of this, Rabbi Jochanan gave good advice to his fellow-Palestinians: ‘If they elect thee to the council, make the Jordan thy boundary.’ Yet the emperor’s gesture was a step towards equality, and this was augmented in 212 when Caracalla, in order to increase his taxes, granted Roman citizenship to all free men residing within the empire. Caracalla is believed to have been personally well-disposed towards the Jews. This friendship is commemorated on an inscription found in a synagogue at Kaysoun, Galilee. The Antoninus who befriended JUDAH HA-NASI is believed by some scholars to have been Caracalla.
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