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Why there is no mention of his North African/Berber ancestry?

Last time I edited this kind of information(unwanted by some) this was marked as vandalism even despite inserting sources, so I'm afraid to edit by myself now. Barbar03 (talk) 06:06, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Barbar03 - Feel free to post a source here on the talk page and a proposed modification of the article. I'll take a look at it. Your current account does not appear to have edited this article, and so I can't take a look at what edits you originally made. Mr rnddude (talk) 07:48, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

He may have had Syrian ancestry through his mother, but none of this is definite. For the most part, it is best to state he is descended from patrician Roman/Italic stock.HammerFilmFan (talk) 23:14, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Why there is no mention of his Italic ancestry?

Barbar03 - The article now says he was Punic on one side and Arab on the other. But the Wikipedia article on his father Severus says that he had Italic and Punic ancestry. So if we're going to obsess about his ancestry we should mention the Italic bit too, right? I can't make the change because the article is not open for editing. --Bacon Man (talk) 13:13, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Logically, Yes. Furius (talk) 13:17, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Severus had Italic and Punic ancestry; the Roman ancestry came from his mother's side, while his Punic ancestry came from his father's side.

The article still ignores his Italic (ie Roman) ancestry.

Is anyone going to make this change? How do we attract the attention of the person who controls this page?

Brother Furius seems to agree with me, and no-one has disagreed. There seems to be a dog-in-the-manger attitude at play here. Bacon Man (talk) 11:25, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nobody controls any Wikipedia article per the policy on ownership. Barbar03 hasn't edited since late-2019, so they aren't likely to respond. In order to comply with verifiability a reliable source is needed that directly supports the proposed change. Shahid makes no mention of Italic ancestry, only of Phoenician (or Semitic) and Arab ancestry. Mr rnddude (talk) 17:46, 11 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Full name

I think his full name was 'Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus'. It is in a handbook from my professor 'Roman Law'

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What I think should be changed: undo the edit of 09:54, 2022 March 3‎ which changed the infobox picture.
Why it should be changed: the same edit was already done previously, with the exact same edit summary, and then reverted. He should have gone to the talk page to sort this out, specifically the section "Undo the picture change".

HonestManBad (talk) 00:08, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Can you explain here what's wrong with the infobox picture and what you wanted instead? Bacon Man (talk) 13:20, 2 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit extended-protected}} template. Rather than continuing a slow edit war via edit requests, please establish a solid consensus for the image. There are over 200 editors watching this page, none of whom have reverted the image change in the past week. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:21, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If there's an "edit war" going on, it was started by making a change which had already been reverted instead of going to the talk page where the issue had a dedicated section. And if you disagree, the onus is on you to say so, so spare me the lecture. I had already done what I could. HonestManBad (talk) 11:55, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reactivated; see section "Undo the picture change" for the discussion. HonestManBad (talk) 10:14, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Will someone please cease this obstruction. Implement the change or present a counter-argument. HonestManBad (talk) 09:37, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit extended-protected}} template. Closing this again, doesn't appear there is consensus to revert back. I suggest you start an RFC to get a solid consensus one way or another if the issue is that important. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:32, 11 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cool power move. You know, of course, that you are obstructing the issue, acting against all policy, and repeating talking points I've already refuted. Apparently the issue is "that important". With people like you running things, I do not care to get involved beyond this. HonestManBad (talk) 08:07, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alexandrian massacre

" Caracalla's mania for Alexander went so far that he visited Alexandria while preparing for his Persian invasion and persecuted philosophers of the Aristotelian school based on a legend that Aristotle had poisoned Alexander. This was a sign of Caracalla's increasingly erratic behaviour. "

There is a lot more to this incident than that! Thousands of people were butchered. This atrocity needs its own section. HammerFilmFan (talk) 23:06, 4 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Was unable to edit this page

I was going to fix a spelling error in the current version of this article, but I was prevented from doing so because it appears to be locked from editing. Please fix this ridiculous situation! 204.11.186.190 (talk) 17:12, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The lock was placed due to long-term issues across several related articles. There are hundreds to thousands of articles that are currently locked for a multitude of reasons: high-traffic vandalism, edit-warring disputes, persistent POV pushing, arbitration enforcement, etc. Indeed, there is an entire topic area on Wikipedia that is locked-out to any editors that do not have extended-confirmed editing permissions. When you encounter an article that has an edit-lock placed on it, the talk page will usually be open (the topic area I am alluding to is an exception to this). You may specify the edit you believe needs to be made here and then I or any other passing editor (with the relevant permissions) can effect the change. Mr rnddude (talk) 18:38, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong IPA transcription

It's not ^, it's not æ, it's ɑː[1].

It sounds like an open a.

The correct IPA, according to the source on the article and the one I used above, is (/ˌkɑːrəˈkɑːllə/) Koala Wiki (talk) 20:20, 1 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 4 February 2024

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Please add the following template:

98.228.137.44 (talk) 18:07, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Answered at Talk:Elagabalus. Following a discussion, I can implement whatever consensus forms. Mr rnddude (talk) 19:15, 4 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bad Press Challenged

In his Caracalla - A Military History (Pen and Sword Books, 2017) Finnish historian Ilkka Syvanne (whose biography should appear in the article's bibliography) argues persuasively that Caracalla was actually one of Rome's most efficient rulers, applying military tact and diplomacy to achieve realistic ends. A careful sifting through the primary sources yields biases (bad press which has generally condemned Caracalla), which Syvanne ably addresses. He implies, at last, that had Caracalla lived, he might very well have conquered Parthia which, at the time of his death, was experiencing internal dissension. The Antonine Constitution made almost everyone within the Empire a Roman citizen and thus stifled thoughts of internal dissension in the provinces. Changes to the military, including to tactics and equipment, are also attributable to Caracalla whose successors, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Severus Alexander, hadn't an iota of Caracalla's military wisdom. Gerry Max, student of Roman history 2600:6C44:1A3F:D86A:B403:4768:3F2E:D30A (talk) 21:05, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Parthia which, at the time of his death, was experiencing internal dissension" That is a bit of an understatement. Caracalla died in 217. A civil war of the Parthian Empire started in 213, between rival kings Vologases VI and Artabanus IV of Parthia. The Empire collapsed in 224, conquered by Ardashir I and replaced by the Sasanian Empire (224–651). Dimadick (talk) 09:43, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

'Embroiled in civil war' better states it. 2600:6C44:1A3F:D86A:9D7D:93C1:62E2:9C66 (talk) 13:58, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ambiguous grammatical syntax

Caracalla responded to this insult by slaughtering the deputation of leading citizens who had unsuspectingly assembled before the city to greet his arrival in December 215, before setting his troops against Alexandria for several days of looting and plunder.

I humbly ask someone with a love of the English language and the power to edit to fix this. The reader is to assume that the leading citizens assembled unsuspectingly, when I think the intent of the author is to say that the assembly of leading citizens "did not expect" Caracalla would slaughter them for the sins of satirizing Alexandrians.

A simple edit would read:

Caracalla responded to this insult by slaughtering the unsuspecting deputation of leading citizens assembled... 172.56.105.49 (talk) 20:00, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks. Mr rnddude (talk) 05:10, 11 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]