wikilatief--In Rome, politicians were famous for their strange behavior, but Caligula defeated them all. Caligula was nicknamed the cruelest Roman emperor.
The fourth emperor of Rome, who engaged in deviant sexual behavior, extreme brutality, uncontrollable spending, and, finally, tried to make his beloved horse, Incitatus, a Roman senator.
Caligula was born in 12 CE, Caligula was originally named Gayus Julius Caesar Germanicus.
He acquired the name Caligula, meaning "little shoe", as a child because his parents often wore military uniforms.
Caligula was the youngest son of General Germanicus and his wife, Agrippina the Elder.
Caligula was just five years old when her father died. Suddenly, the family was no longer in Emperor Tiberius' circle.
Agrippina and her two older sons were accused of treason and sent to prison. All three later died.
Caligula, meanwhile, was protected by her grandmother from Tiberius' wrath. But after he became a young man, he lived with Tiberius.
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Emperor Tiberius formally adopted Caligula and named him and his cousin Gemellus, both heirs to the kingdom.
One of Tiberius' closest allies, Marco, lobbied Caligula to become the man who assumed the kingdom's leadership when Tiberius died.
After being crowned emperor, Caligula ordered that Marco and Gemellus be executed.
Caligula became Roman emperor in AD 37, just before his 25th birthday. It seems caligula's reign is off to a promising start.
He initiated several political reforms that earned him early praise. He received additional assistance by allowing exiled citizens to return to Rome.
He was one of the Roman emperors whose confidence level had reached an eccentric level. He was sure he could do whatever he wanted, one of whom wanted to raise his horse named Incitatus to roman consul.
Caligula loved his horse very much, he even made a special stable (house) made of marble and ivory and put on a robe with jewel decorations.
According to ancient historians, Incitatus was placed in a mansion, Emperor Caligula himself often threw parties at his horse's house and invited his friends to party with his horses, making his horse the host.
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Talking to horses
However, the notion that Caligula wanted to make his horse consul according to today's historians is merely a joke.
One of the most popular theories is that the emperor only wanted to criticize the officials, "they are "donkeys" maybe my horse can work better than them". That's probably what Caligula's head is all about.
Caligula was not even 25 years old when he was made Roman emperor, at first, he was welcomed by the Romans.
He announced political reforms and called on all outcasts to return, but in October 37 years of mental illness infected Caligula, causing him to do strange things that were hard to accept common sense.
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Caligula poured money into building the project, from public facilities (harbors) to culture (theaters and temples) but there was one strange project he ordered.
Which was to have hundreds of Roman merchant ships lean together so that it floated to form a pontoon bridge 2 miles across Baize Bay, so he could spend two days running fast pacing through it. This was done to break Thrasyllus's prophecy.
His relationships with those closest to him are also strange, he often argues that he can do anything to others, consider himself a god or god, perform incest marriages with his own sisters, kill people he suspects arbitrarily and without trial and also often take his friends' wives.
Caligula's actions drained Roman treasury faster than he could pay and also his insane treatment of allies, and the roman people eventually got him killed.
One day, those who hated Caligula made a conspiracy that they were the leaders of the Praetorian Guard, the Senate and the Equestrian.
On January 24, 41, Caligula was stabbed 30 times by a number of soldiers. His body was then put in a shallow sinkhole.
Reportedly, Cassius was the first to stab Caligula. Cassius' fatal stabbing was followed by a stabbing from another soldier involved in the murder.
Not only was Caligula murdered, his wife and daughter were also victims of a Roman conspiracy.
After Caligula died, the Imperial Council decided to remove his name from Roman history.
Caligula's statues were destroyed, and they began to consider the names of the next heir to the throne.
Knowing the news of the Emperor's assassination, the Romans were outraged. However, the majority of the Roman poor at that time loved Caligula because of his political policies that benefited them.
So they demanded that the Emperor's assassins be put on trial immediately. In response, Claudius, Caligula's uncle who was charged as the next Emperor, sentenced Cassius and his accomplices to death.
Historians theorize that Caligula's insane behavior was caused by his epilepsy. This theory is supported by the fact that Caligula often speaks on the moon at night.
Ancient Romans believed that epilepsy was caused by the influence of the moon. Maybe Caligula talked to the moon a lot because he asked for the moon to cure his epilepsy, I don't know.
While other opinions say Caligula suffers from hyperthyroidism, it is evident from the Emperor's very temperamental nature.
There are some other interesting facts about Caligula. Reportedly, he was the Emperor who loved gold and jewelry.
Caligula likes to sprinkle gold pieces and luxury objects (which are of course made of gold) onto the ground, then walk on them. He also reportedly enjoyed spending hours wallowing in piles of gold.
It is said that Caligula's pet stables are made of expensive marble. The horse necklace be decorated with jewelry stones, even the place to eat is made of elephant ivory.
Yes, Caligula loved her horse, Incitatus so much that she took him to dinner and had champagne together. Incitatus had some private slaves who always took care of him and gave him the best quality wheat.
Cassius Dio noted, Caligula must learn that he is not a god. the cruelest Roman emperor