Seen as a welcome breath of fresh air when he took the throne, Caligula’s (12 – 41 AD / Reigned 37 – 41 AD) eccentricities soon became terrifying and he was murdered after just five years in power.
Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd’s knowledge of medicinal plants, according to a new Yale study. The study, by the ...
Caligula. Copenhagen, New Carlsberg Glyptotek. Credit: Sergey Sosnovskiy CC BY-SA 2.0 Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd ...