Fulvia Plautilla bust at the Getty Villa Who was Fulvia Plautilla? She was the hapless young bride of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, otherwise known as Caracalla to you and me. Not the greatest guy, to put it mildly. Married to cement her Father’s political legacy, she was most likely close to 14 when she was handed over to the cruel son of Emperor Septimius Severus. She may have conceived a daughter but there is scant evidence the union was consummated. Caracalla managed