Caracalla Research Articles

Morphological studies on legume and hilum in seven species of Vigna Savi (Fabaceae)

In this study of different taxa of genus Vigna the macro and micromorphological characters were investigated. These taxa collected from different countries (3 cultivated and 8 annual or perennial herbs) representing 7 species of this genus, namely: Vigna radiate, Vigna trilobata, Vigna vexillata, Vigna caracalla, Vigna pubescens, Vigna unguiculata, and Vigna luteola. Legume features such as shape, colour, size, surface texture, number of locules, number of legumes per peduncle seed set percentage, orientation. Moreover, by using scanning electron microscopy, additional details were obtained for stomatal shape, size, type, cuticular and wax ornamentation of the surface of the mature pod, including details of the seed such as hilum shape, size, position, ornamentation based on scanning electron microscope evidence. The usefulness of the macro and micromorphological features as criteria for taxonomic identification was emphasized. Key words: Vigna, Fabaceae, morphological characters, pod, hilum, S.E.M., taxonomy.

A portrait of Caracalla from the mellerio collection and the iconography of Caracalla and Geta

Un portrait de Caracalla dans la Collection Mellerio et l’iconographie de Caracalla et Géta Une tête en marbre, achetée au début du XX e siècle par le joallier Mellerio, est restée à Paris, dans une autre collection. L’A. démontre que l’hésitation à y reconnaître l’un des fils de Septime Sévère vient du fait que les deux adolescents, d’âge très proche, sont difficiles à distinguer dans la deuxième série dite du « Successor Type II » de la typologie de Fittschen. Cette typologie a été principalement établie à partir de la comparaison avec les principaux portraits des deux princes. L’A. y introduit des modifications et subdivise le « Successor Type II » en trois variantes distinguées d’après le développement de la barbe et des favoris, comme le montrent les monnaies. Remarques stylistiques et techniques.

Caracalla as Hercules on an intaglio found near Lincoln

Oxford Journal of ArchaeologyVolume 21, Issue 4 p. 419-422 Caracalla as Hercules on an intaglio found near Lincoln Adrian Marsden, Adrian Marsden Institute of Archaeology, Oxford, UKSearch for more papers by this authorMartin Henig, Martin Henig Institute of Archaeology, Oxford, UKSearch for more papers by this author Adrian Marsden, Adrian Marsden Institute of Archaeology, Oxford, UKSearch for more papers by this authorMartin Henig, Martin Henig Institute of Archaeology, Oxford, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 17 December 2002 https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0092.00172Citations: 4AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume21, Issue4November 2002Pages 419-422 RelatedInformation

Galen ad multos annos.

This paper focuses on demonstrating the weakness of the traditional date for Galen's death. It shows that there are good grounds from both within the Galenic Corpus and outside it for thinking that he lived at least until he was eighty. Information from Byzantine and Arab scholars from the sixth century onwards suggests that he had died in the reign of Caracalla, perhaps in 216.

The ‘Cella Solearis’ of the Baths of Caracalla: A Reappraisal

LA ‘CELLA SOLEARIS’ DELLE TERME DI CARACALLA: UNA NUOVA VALUTAZIONE‘Tra le sue opere a Roma, egli ha lasciato le magnifiche terme che portano il suo nome, la cella solearis che gli architetti dicono non possa essere imitata quanto a costruzione. Perchè si dice che graticci di bronzo o di rame erano posti sopra (sotto), ai quali è affidata tutta la volta e tanto grande è la campata che esperti ingegneri dicono che non poteva essere fatto. SHA, Vita Ant. Cara., IX, 4–5. Questo articolo dà una nuova valutazione delle teorie esistenti sul significato di questo brano controverso, e propone una nuova soluzione del problema. Prima di tutto la cella solearis viene identificata con il caldarium sulla base della testimonianza di iscrizioni che fanno riferimento a una cella soliaris. In secondo luogo viene presentata la testimonianza sull'uso di barre di metallo nella volta di calcestruzzo del caldarium, altrimenti normale, e viene suggerito che queste possono avere sostenuto un soffitto con graticcio di bronzo. Infine il brano stesso viene preso nuovamente in considerazione e viene suggerita un'altra traduzione della parte critica che può conciliarsi con la nuova interpretazione strutturale della cella solearis.

Bath and the Identification of the Caracalla

Bath and the Identification of the Caracalla

Did Caracalla intend to return to Egypt?

Did Caracalla intend to return to Egypt?

The Constitutio Antoniniana and the Persecutions under Caracalla

The Constitutio Antoniniana and the Persecutions under Caracalla

Connections and Identity of Caracalla's Favorite Lucilius Priscillianus

Connections and Identity of Caracalla's Favorite Lucilius Priscillianus

Note on an Inscription From Birrens (Dumfriesshire)

A corrected version given by Zangemeister, CIL xiii, 7945, of an inscription from Iversheim, near Münstereifel, previously misread (see ILS 2459; cf. Corrigenda, vol. Ill, ii, p. clxxviii), discloses a possible connection with an inscription from the fort of Birrens in Dumfriesshire, CIL vii, 1062 (PSA Scot. xxx, 133, no. 6). The Birrens inscription is a dedication to Brigantia by an Amandus who describes himself as arcitectus. The Iversheim inscription mentions a Val(erius) Amandus who as discens (architectus) carried out structural work there under Iulius Castinus, legate of the Legion 1 Minervia, duobus Augg. cos. A clue to the identity of the Augusti is given by an inscription from Aquincum, CIL iii, 10471, which shows that Castinus was legate of Lower Pannonia in the joint reign of Severus, Caracalla and Geta (cf. Dio, lxxviii, 13, 2).

Malalas on the History of Antioch under Severus and Caracalla

Malalas on the History of Antioch under Severus and Caracalla

A Portrait of Caracalla in Corinth

A Portrait of Caracalla in Corinth