![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Believing He Had Extraordinary Powers, He Declared Himself An Immortal God He especially didn’t want any reminders of his resemblance to a goat.ĩ. Thin, pale, and covered in large amounts of fine hair, Caligula was not blessed with natural good looks. He Banned Anyone From Talking About Goats Near Him Desperate to take home a victory, he waged an imaginary war with his army on the mythological sea-god Neptune, ordering them to whip the waves, and to “plunder the sea” for shells as the spoils of war.Ĩ. But when all the battles were lost, he reached the brink of madness. A.D., Caligula led military campaigns to the Rhine and the English Channel, hoping to follow in the almighty legacy of his fearless father Germanicus. He Turned A Military Campaign Into Performance Artįrom 39 to 40. They include the Temple of Augustus, Pompeii’s Theatre, the rebuilding of the walls in the temples of Syracuse, and the Roman city in the Alps.ħ. Although his excessive architectural ambitions ran Rome into debt, he successfully oversaw the completion of important Roman buildings. Buildings Were His Greatest Legacy The Temple of AugustusĬaligula lavished large sums on aqueducts, harbours, theatres and temples in his name. He galloped back and forth across the bridge on his horse for two days straight, wearing a dazzling golden cape.Ħ. In one famous incident, Caligula arranged for hundreds of merchant ships to form a 3-mile long floating bridge across the Bay of Baiae. Large Amounts Of Money Were Spent On Vanity ProjectsĪfter raising taxes to pull in more money, Caligula’s spending quickly became out of control. Because Caligula was so young, he was sent to live with Tiberius’ mother, Livia Drusilla.ĥ. After publicly declaring her desire for revenge, Tiberius swiftly had Agrippa and her children imprisoned, where they later died. When Germanicus died, Caligula’s mother Agrippa firmly believed Tiberius was to blame. Caligula Had A Complicated Relationship With Emperor Tiberius Sculpture of Emperor TiberiusĬaligula’s father, Germanicus, was the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius. She was said to enjoy accompanying her military hero husband Germanicus on many of his most brutal and bloody campaigns, and became his closest and most trusted political advisor.ģ. His Mother, Agrippa The Elder, Was A Force Of Nature Bust of Agrippa the Elder, mother to Caligula This amused the other soldiers, who mockingly nicknamed him Caligula, meaning “little boot.”Ģ. At the age of three he started to accompany his father on military campaigns and the little soldier outfit he was given included miniature boots. The real name given to this notorious Emperor was Gaius Caesar Germanicus, from his parents Germanicus and Agrippa the Elder. Emperor Caligula Wasn’t His Birth Name Marble Portrait of Germanicus, father to Caligula ![]()
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