When Rome Gave Away Its Greatest Prize
In AD 212, Emperor Caracalla did something shocking: he gave full Roman citizenship to almost every free man in the empire. Free women also gained the same rights as Roman women.Constitutio Antoniniana: When Rome Made Millions Citizens
A Prize Suddenly Given to Millions
Before that, full citizenship was still a high-status reward. It mostly belonged to people in Roman Italy, some colonists and city elites, and soldiers from the auxilia after discharge.Constitutio Antoniniana: When Rome Made Millions Citizens
