24 gen 41 anni - Caligula's Death

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In January 41AD, four months after his return to Rome from Gaul, Caligula was murdered at the Palatine Games by Cassius Chaerea, tribune of the Praetorian Guard, Cornelius Sabinus, and others. Caligula's wife and daughter were also put to death. He was succeeded as emperor by his uncle Claudius.

Cruel and tyrannical Emperor Caligula ruled Ancient Rome through fear and terror. Rampaging through Rome committing murder, adultery and acts of debauchery, his reign came to an abrupt end when he was brutally assassinated after only four years.

Stories surrounding the life of Emperor Caligula, Rome’s third Emperor (r. 37 AD – 41 AD), have reached legendary proportions, making it hard to separate fact from fiction. Son of the great military hero Germanicus, the people had high hopes for their new, young Emperor. But after only a few months he turned cruel and tyrannical, gradually changing into the most brutal leader the empire had ever seen. As legend has it, he likened himself to an immortal God who could do anything to anyone, rampaging through Rome on an unstoppable streak of spending, adultery and murder. His behaviour was so erratic that people wondered if he was suffering from some form of madness.

-was a fucking nutcase. google it.

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