Caligula1
As most of the emperors of ancient Rome were given different names then the names they had at birth Caligula was no different. Caligula's real name was Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus and he was born at Antium, 25 miles from Rome, in 12 AD Gaius was a turning point in the history of the Principate, but he also was the one emperor from the Julio-Claudian dynasty who was very poorly documented. (Bibliography # 2).Gaius was born on August 31, 12 AD to Germanicus; Augustus' adopted grandson, and Agrippina Senior, Augustus' granddaughter. Gaius was the third of six children, the youngest son, and accompanied his parents on many military campaigns. As a baby his parents would dress him up in a miniature soldier costume and show him to the armies on their campaigns. Gaius received his nickname Caligula from the half boots or sandals that went with the costume called caligilas. The armies affectionately called him "little boots" or Caligula. (Bibliography # 1,6).When Gaius as youth he developed an unhealthy relationship with his sisters Agrippina Jr, Drusilla and Julia Livilla. Gaius's two brothers and his mother were killed after they were accused of plotting against Tiberius. Gaius's father, Germanicus, died under what is recorde
In 31 AD Gaius was summoned to join Tiberius at his villa on Capri. It was now, because of Caligula, openly revealed for was it was, a crude monarchy in which only the self-discipline of the official acted as a restraint on their behavior. Before Gaius became emperor the only political related job Gaius held was an honorary quaestorship in 33 AD. Although Gaius started his "political career" on the right track he went down, and down fast. But in reality, the "truth" that the common peoples thought they knew was actually anything but. He Gauls dress up as Germans at his triumph and had his Roman troops collect seashells as "spoils for the sea". He even tried to have a statue of himself erected in the Temple at Jerusalem, But through delaying techniques of P. Once he came to power he appeared to have realized the endless bounds of his authority and acted correspondingly. d as "suspicious circumstances" on October 10, 19 AD After which, while Tiberius reigned, he was sent to live first with his great grandmother, Livia and then, when Livia died, with his grandmother, Antonia. Because of this slight obstacle in his way he had Gemellus killed within a matter of months. Even though the guards thought it up it appeared to have the support of some senators and an imperial freedman.
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