Caligula
Caligula has been known to history as a colorful emperor. He is the youngestson of Germanicus Ceaser and the grandnephew of Tiberius. Caligula as a childwas said to have been very ill with a high fever that probably affected his mind. That would explain all the strange things that he did throughout his life. Gaius was given the name Caligula (Latin for "little boot") in the military
The leader of the Praetorian Guard leads arevolt and Caligula is assassinated on January 24, 41. Unlike Tiberius, Caligula was not concerned with having asurplus in the Roman treasury. He soon answered themwith acts of tyranny and began to have people executed at whim. The people of Rome knew that he wasdepleting the treasury, and quickly became unpopular. He banishedor murdered most of his own relatives. He succeeded his granduncleTiberius in the year 37. Caligula was very popular with the army at first since hehad served himself. His retreat is to Capri where he indulges himself in immoral actswith young boys, among others. Caligula committed incest with two of histhree sisters. In 37, Caligula becomes ill, and tells all that he is not really ill, but ismetamorphasizing into a god. This all becomestoo much for the people of Rome. He then forces the Senate to deify himself and histhree sisters. He also forces the Sensate to make his horse a Senator on thegrounds that it is Alexander The Great's horse reincarnated.
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