# Constitutio Antoniniana extends citizenship (212)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/212-constitutio-antoniniana-extends-citizenship
Location: Roman Gaul

Most free inhabitants of Gaul became Roman citizens under Caracalla’s empire-wide decree. Within the broader Roman Gaul period, Roman conquest transformed Gaul through provincial government, roads, cities, citizenship and cultural exchange. The later empire brought Christianity, civil wars, frontier pressure and the rise of successor kingdoms. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Roman Empire (Roman imperial rule in Gaul). Constitutio Antoniniana extends citizenship mattered because it changed the legal or constitutional framework within which French institutions and citizens operated. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Constitutio Antoniniana extends citizenship mattered because it changed the legal or constitutional framework within which French institutions and citizens operated.

Ruler at the time: [Roman Empire](https://history-france.com/rulers/roman-empire)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Constitutio Antoniniana extends citizenship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Constitutio+Antoniniana+extends+citizenship&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Constitutio Antoniniana extends citizenship](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Constitutio+Antoniniana+extends+citizenship)
- [Wikipedia — History of France overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_France)