Caligula

Life of Caligula

Period: 11 to 42

Caligula is born

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Caligula is born ‘Gaius Caesar Germanicus’ to mother Agrippina (also known as Agrippina the elder) and father Germanicus

Germanicus dies

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Germanicus dies from unknown circumstances, however assassination by poison from Tiberius is suspected

Agrippina and her two eldest sons, are banished.

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Agrippina and her two eldest sons, are banished. Agrippina to an island and the two boys to prison, for the rest of their lives

Caligula begins living with his great grandmother

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Caligula is made to live with his great grandmother (may have had sex with his sister at the time)

Tiberius summons Caligula to Capreae to live with him

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Agrippina dies

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Caligula gets a wife in Junia Claudilla

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Junia Claudilla dies

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Tiberius dies

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Tiberius dies (from again unknown reasons, most likely murdered by Caligula, who stated he put deep thought into it and almost attempted it)

Caligula becomes emperor

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Caligula begins his reign by naming some of his relatives into power (such as his uncle Claudius as being granted colleague in consulship), remitting an unpopular tax and holding many shows (like boxing and gladiatorial matches) along with beginning to restore many temples

Caligula almost dies from illness

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Caligula became extremely ill for a few months after becoming emperor, after surviving he was stated to be a different person, being more paranoid and raising taxes back up and re-exiling people

Caligula leads military campaigns

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Caligula leads small military campaigns against Germany, Britain and the Jewish population in Judah, all seemingly pointless. After one such battle he lined his soldier on the beach and attempting to fight the ocean, a battle which revolved around collecting sea shells as demonstration of his victory

Caligula' mind cracks

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Caligula is an insane man who was rumoured to certain many mental illness', a theory that is hard to argue against. Examples of this are displayed in acts such as his countless incestuous orgies and when he once asked one of Tiberius' ex-exile' how his time was, the man said he "constantly prayed the gods, that Tiberius might die and you become emperor" Tiberius thinking that this meant the man was hoping for his death as well, sent an army of soldier to eradicate all of the ex-exiles.

Caligula loses his mind beyond reconciliation

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Caligula already deviant mind grows; he makes it punishable by death to mention the word 'goat' (because of his apparent excessive body hair), constructing a 2 mile floating bridge so he could gallop along it, appointed his horse (Incitatus) as high consul and constructed a bridge between his palace and the temple of Jupiter.

Caligula is assassinated by the praetorian guard

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