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AD 215
Massacre at Alexandria
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Having murdered his own brother (in the
presence of their mother), the emperor Caracalla launches a frenzy of
killing of real and perceived enemies. It is estimated that some 20,000
people die on his orders during the first part of AD 212. Caracalla then
leaves Rome, first for the Rhine and subsequently making his way through
the Middle East to Alexandria. Here, in the empire's second biggest city,
he is responsible for the massacre of thousands of young men by his troops;
the reason for the slaughter is not known.
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