Caligula

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-27BC-68 Julio-Claudian Dynasty
37 The Emperor Augustus had the obelisk moved to the Julian Forum of Alexandria, where it stood until AD 37, when Caligula ordered the forum demolished and the obelisk transferred to Rome.
37-41 In the reign of Emperor Caligula 37-41, Aristobulus had opposed the emperor in setting up statues of himself in the Temple in Jerusalem. He survived his brother Agrippa I, who died in 44.
41 Cassius Chaerea served as a tribune (chiliarch) in the army of Germanicus and in the Praetorian Guard under the emperor Caligula, whom he eventually assassinated in January 41.
Caligula's Giant Ship
Children of Caligula
Circus of Nero (or Circus of Caligula)
Cultural depictions of Caligula
Generals of Caligula
It was begun by Caligula on the property of his mother Agrippina on the Ager Vaticanus (today's rione of Borgo), and finished by Claudius.
Suetonius reported that whenever Caligula had Chaerea kiss his ring, Caligula would "hold out his hand to kiss, forming and moving it in an obscene fashion".
The role of the Internet in the rise of Sweden Democrats which the NYT suggests that it was caused by Russia while in all reality it was most likely caused by Western Intelligence (Blaming Trump for Russia is like blaming Carthage for Caligula)
When Inskip was named, one famous reaction was that "This is the most cynical appointment since Caligula made his horse a consul".
Wives of Caligula