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b'Synopsis:\\xa0 Caracalla cuts a murderous path through Rome, and provokes a dangerous war with Parthia.\\xa0 After his murder, Julia Domna is forced to contend with a would-be usurper.\\n\\u201cJulia Domna deserved all that the stars could promise her.\\xa0 She possessed, even in advanced age, the attractions of beauty, and united to a lively imagination a firmness of mind, and strength of judgement, seldom bestowed on her sex.\\xa0 Her amiable qualities never made any deep impression on the dark and jealous temper of her husband; but in her son\\u2019s reign, she administered the principal affairs of the empire, with a prudence that supported his authority, and with a moderation that sometimes corrected his wild extravagancies.\\u201d \\u2013 Edward Gibbon, History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 1, Chapter 6\\n The Bloodline Family Tree \\u2013 Part I\\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/B33_Bloodline01.pdf\\nThe Bloodline Family Tree \\u2013 Part II\\n https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/B33_Bloodline02.pdf\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'