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Car⋅a⋅cal⋅la

[kar-uh-kal-uh]
–noun
(Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Bassianus) a.d. 188–217, Roman emperor 211–217.
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Car·a·cal·la   (kār'ə-kāl'ə)   
Emperor of Rome (211-217) who was obsessed with and sought to imitate Alexander the Great. His brutal, undisciplined rule of the empire led to his assassination and left only a legacy of infamy.
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