Instead, after his father’s untimely death, Caligula spent much of his childhood in exile, only to return to Rome as the uneasy protégé of Tiberius, the paranoid emperor who had cast him and ...

The emperor before him, his adoptive grandfather Tiberius, was suspected of killing Caligula's father, mother, and two brothers. And when Caligula turned 19, he was summoned to live with Tiberius ...

On another occasion, Caligula was irritated with a magistrate and so deliberately smeared mud all over his toga. The young man was Titus Vespasian, who would order the sack of Jerusalem and its ...

His mother had been exiled and his two elder brothers executed on flimsy treason charges. As the grown mascot of Rome's army and the only surviving son of a charismatic father, many hoped Caligula ...

Caligula, Roman emperor from 37 to 41, ... “It is deeply ironic that Caligula, a sweet nickname meaning ‘little boots’ and given him by the army under his father Germanicus’ command, ...

Apparently, Caligula—like Rodney Dangerfield—didn’t feel like he got enough respect. Many thought his unkempt appearance bore a striking resemblance to a certain farm animal. Soon, the goat ...

Caligula watches as his mother is exiled and his siblings are scattered, and he grows into adulthood out of the emperor’s sight. Then, “23 A.D.” (RUMBLE RUMBLE).

The emperor before him, his adoptive grandfather Tiberius, was suspected of killing Caligula's father, mother, and two brothers. And when Caligula turned 19, he was summoned to live with Tiberius ...

The emperor before him, his adoptive grandfather Tiberius, was suspected of killing Caligula's father, mother, and two brothers. And when Caligula turned 19, he was summoned to live with Tiberius ...