Dates That Made History
8.6Returning SeriesDocumentaryWar & Politics

Dates That Made History

Historian Patrick Boucheron revisits the most important dates in history through the prisms of memory and collective imagination.

2. 212 - Constitutio Antoniniana

212 - Constitutio Antoniniana
0.0Oct 12, 2025 · 27 min

In 212 AD, the imperial law known as the Edict of Caracalla extended Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Empire. It is a fundamental law of the late Roman Empire, establishing the core principles of identity and citizenship. What does this event reveal about 3rd-century Rome? With Audrey Bertrand.