CALIGULA

kəlĭgˈyoolə, a.d. 12–a.d. 41, Roman emperor (a.d. 37–a.d. 41); son of Germanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder. His real name was Caius Caesar Germanicus. As a small child, he wore military boots, whence his nickname [caligula=little boot]. On the death of Tiberius the army helped make Caligula emperor. Shortly afterward he became severely ill; it is widely believed that he was thereafter insane. He earned a reputation for ruthless and cruel autocracy, and torture and execution became the order of the day. He was responsible for serious disturbances among the Jews, and he nearly caused a rebellion in Palestine by attempting to erect a statue of himself in their temple. He was assassinated by a tribune of the Praetorian Guard and succeeded by Claudius I.

See J. P. V. D. Balsdon, The Emperor Gaius (1934), and A. A. Barrett, Caligula: The Corruption of Power (1996).

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Caligula: The Corruption of Power
Book by Anthony A. Barrett; Routledge, 2000
Subjects: Caligula--Emperor Of Rome--12-41, Emperors--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--Caligula, 37-41
Caligula moves to house of Antonia 31 Before October After August 31 October 18 Death of Nero (brother) Caligula summoned to Capri Sejanus falls 32 Flaccus appointed Prefect of Egypt 33 Caligula made quaestor Caligula marries Junia Claudia...
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Caligula
Book by Sam Wilkinson; Routledge, 2005
Subjects: Caligula--Emperor Of Rome--12-41, Emperors--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--Caligula, 37-41
...emperor and offering sacrifices to him; Caligula was used to such receptions by now. The...the transition of power from Tiberius to Caligula. Despite the will being declared null and void, Caligula still honoured Tiberius legacies. The...
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Dictionary of World Biography: The Ancient World - Vol. 1
Book by Frank N. Magill; Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998
Subjects: World History
Caligula developed such a fondness for his favorite...the beginning of his reign, however, Caligula made an effort to be a popular ruler...late September, A.D. 37, however, Caligula fell ill, and when he recovered in late...
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Representing Agrippina: Constructions of Female Power in the Early Roman Empire
Book by Judith Ginsburg; Oxford University Press, 2006
Subjects: Agrippina--Minor--15-59, Agrippina--Minor--15-59--In Literature, Agrippina--Minor--15-59--Portraits, Empresses--Rome--Biography, Rome--History--The Five Julii, 30 B.C.-68 A.D
...tradition about the relationship between Caligula and his sisters is found in several...literary sources which allege that Caligula ha- bitually committed incest with...he was still a minor (Suetonius Caligula 24.1, 24.3; cf. 36.1...
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In Search of Authenticity: From Kierkegaard to Camus
Book by Jacob Golomb; Routledge, 1995
fied in Caligula . In contrast to Sartres political humanism...victims of society and its ethos. In Caligula , on the other hand, Camus explores...reference to the value of sincerity, Caligula ridicules honesty and bourgeois respectability...
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Reading "piers Plowman" in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries: the Evidence of British Library Cotton Caligula a Xi
Journal article by Rosanne Gasse; Fifteenth Century Studies, Vol. 35, 2010
...the Evidence of British Library Cotton Caligula a Xi by Rosanne Gasse In their attempts...Piers Plowman. British Library Cotton Caligula A XI, in which Langlands masterwork...owner/reader of Piers Plowman. Cotton Caligula A XI, was one John Godere (or Godeve...
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The Composition and Social Context of Oxford, Jesus College, MS 29(II) and London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A.IX
Journal article by Neil Cartlidge; Medium Aevum, Vol. 66, 1997
Subjects: English literature, 1100-1485 (Middle English period)--Social aspects, Manuscripts, English (Middle)--Social aspects, Manuscripts, Medieval--Social aspects
...London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A.ix. by Neil Cartlidge Oxford, Jesus...London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A.ix (C) are two closely related...Carole Weinberg on the marginal glosses in Caligula A.ixs copy of the Brut.(19) More...
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The Style and Authorship of the Otho Revision of Layamon's 'Brut.'
Journal article by Christopher Cannon; Medium Aevum, Vol. 62, 1993
Subjects: English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500, Romances--History
...contains half-lines not present in the Caligula MS (London, British Library, MS Cotton Caligula A.ix) of that text.(1) These additions...add information that is not present in the Caligula text (in the first case about Assaracus...
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Layamon and the Fortunes of Yogh
Journal article by John Frankis; Medium Aevum, Vol. 73, 2004
Subjects: English poetry--Criticism and interpretation, English poetry--Research
...manuscript title, Historia Brutonum (Caligula), is unique to this poem and hence...summarized. The form of the poets name in Caligula is Lazamon, but Layamon is not a linguistically...Otho is likely to be slightly later than Caligula), though Caligula preserves older forms...
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The Texture of Emare
Journal article by Elizabeth Scala; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 85, 2006
Subjects: Emare (Poem)--Criticism and interpretation, Manuscripts, English (Middle)--Criticism and interpretation, Medieval romances--Criticism and interpretation, Middle English manuscripts--Criticism and interpretation
...particular, British Library MS Cotton Caligula A.iis Emare figures its textual status...the early fifteenth-century Cotton Caligula A.ii, contrasts with the kind of textual...Domesticity also figures in Cotton Caligula, a typically hybrid household anthology...
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Caligula: Twentieth Anniversary Edition
Magazine article by Robert S. Rothenberg; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 128, March 2000
Subjects: Guccione, Bob, McDowell, Malcolm
Caligula: Twentieth Anniversary Edition. by ROBERT S. ROTHENBERG PENTHOUSE VIDEO...been forgotten about for decades for one reason or another--such as "Caligula." Penthouse publisher Bob Gucciones scenery-chewing, censor-provoking...
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Rome's Dark Night of Tyranny: When the Republic Fell, Rome Entered the Dark Decline of Empire. Only after Centuries of Misery under Predominantly Tyrannical Emperors Did Rome Finally Meet Its End
Magazine article by Steve Bonta; The New American, Vol. 21, February 7, 2005
Subjects: Roman culture--Analysis, Roman culture--History
...succeeded by Gaius Germanicus, also known as Caligula, a man whose perversions and despotic...the credulity of modern historians. Caligula carried on incestuous relationships with...many of Romes most illustrious women. Caligula took full advantage of the police-state...
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O Very Lucky Man!
Magazine article by Sean McCarthy; Film Ireland, May/Jun 2005
...have to see that film. Tinto Brasss Caligula, still considered one of the moat controversial...made, and in which you played Gaius Caligula Caesar, saw you team up with the late...OToole, and Helen Mirren. Reflecting on Caligula... was it apparent to your self or...
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Domitian and the Dynamics of Terror in Classical Rome
Magazine article by Peter Wiseman; History Today, Vol. 46, September 1996
Subjects: Despotism--Analysis, Domitian, Emperor of Rome--Evaluation, Roman emperors--Political activity, Roman law--Social aspects, Rome (Ancient)--Politics and government
...bloodthirsty autocrat: The hostility between Caligula and the Senate was not doubt highly exaggerated...share real responsibility with him. Caligula (AD 37-41) was different. He acted...often came from unexpected quarters. Caligula, in a swift pre-emptive strike, destroyed...
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A Chicago of a Novel: In 'The Adventures of Augie March,' Saul Bellow Retired the Cup
Magazine article by Martin Amis; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 276, October 1995
Subjects: Bellow, Saul--Criticism and interpretation, The Adventures of Augie March (Book)--Criticism and interpretation
...feathers. Up close, with their own eagle (Caligula), Augie finds that "this open shadow...it with a kind of rise of sensuality. Caligula is one of the most lavishly vivid animals...the free flow of voice and feeling. Caligula carries you, magically; it is only...
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Was Caligula the Greatest Con in Hollywood History? Shocking: An Orgy Scene from Caligula
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 30, 2008
Subjects: Guccione, Bob
Was Caligula the Greatest Con in Hollywood History? Shocking: An Orgy Scene from Caligula. Byline: Wendy Leigh ROME, AD41. High noon...But outside, the crowd parts. The Emperor Caligula strides into the room, a gold chain in his...
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Talky 'Caligula' Loses Steam
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 19, 2007
Talky Caligula Loses Steam. Byline: Jayne Blanchard...orgiastic excesses - the Roman emperor Caligula did all this and more, supposedly because...frequently fanciful interpretation of the Caligula myth, strikingly staged by the Washington...
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Caligula Coins Tell Story of Roman Debauchery; EXHIBITION: Some Items in Museum Collection Date Back to 1st Century BC
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), April 26, 2006
Subjects: Exhibitions, Money, Museums--Exhibitions
Caligula Coins Tell Story of Roman Debauchery...the story of the insane Roman Emperor Caligula who, believing he was the son of a god...real thing. "One Roman coin which shows Caligula on one side, and his sisters on the other...
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Uncut Caligula Finally Goes on Sale after 30 Years
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 27, 2008
Uncut Caligula Finally Goes on Sale after 30 Years...sex. But the controversial Roman epic Caligula is set to be sold on the high street...the excesses of the third Roman emperor Caligula, whose rule from 37-41AD was dominated...
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After 30 Years, the Uncut Caligula Is Going on Sale
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 27, 2008
After 30 Years, the Uncut Caligula Is Going on Sale. Byline: Liz Thomas...But the controversial Roman epic Caligula is set to be sold on the High Street...excesses of the third Roman emperor Caligula, whose rule from 37- 41AD was dominated...
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Caligula
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CALIGULA k lig yool , a.d. 12 a.d. 41, Roman emperor...he wore military boots, whence his nickname caligula =little boot. On the death of Tiberius the army helped make Caligula emperor. Shortly afterward he became severely...
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Quidde, Ludwig
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...he was briefly imprisoned for his brochure, Caligula: eine Studie uber romischen Casarenwahnsinn Caligula: a study in Roman Caesarean madness (1894), an obvious polemic in which Caligula represented Emperor William II. A leading supporter...
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Rulers of the Roman Empire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Caesar, 27 b.c. a.d. 14 Tiberius, stepson of Augustus, a.d. 14 a.d. 37 Caligula, grandnephew of Tiberius, 37 41 Claudius, uncle of Caligula, 41 54 Nero, stepson of Claudius, 54 68 Galba, proclaimed emperor by his soldiers...
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Herod
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...She drove him to seek a royal title, and he was banished by Caligula in a.d. 39. Philip (d. a.d. 34) was tetrarch of the...d. 44), was a man of some ability. Out of friendship Caligula made him king (a.d. 39) of Philips tetrarchy; later he...
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Agrippina the Elder
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Pandateria Island in the Bay of Naples, she starved herself to death. Her son Caius Caesar Germanicus became the emperor Caligula . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...
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