HIST 1061 Lecture 28: Caligula
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Tiberius willed his throne to gaius after his death in 37 bc. Boots) because he chased his father around in military camps. Caligula hated that name because it was clearly diminutive but because he was o(cid:374)e of ro(cid:373)e"s (cid:449)orst emperors, i will call him caligula. Caligula suffered from epilepsy and was clearly not all there mentally. Caligula (cid:449)a(cid:374)ted to (cid:271)uild a (cid:374)e(cid:449) (cid:272)ir(cid:272)us (cid:272)alled caligula"s cir(cid:272)us (cid:271)ut it (cid:449)as (cid:374)e(cid:448)er (cid:272)o(cid:373)pleted. He also (cid:271)uilt aqueducts and road systems for the provinces. It seems he was beloved in his first year. However, in ad 38, he became terribly ill mentally and began to commit heinous acts. In addition to epilepsy, he likely suffered from brain fever (inflammation in the brain). He thought he was a god which somehow gave him the power to execute people at random with no trial. He deified his sister while she was still alive but also sexually assaulted her and many other women.
