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  1. Caligula
    Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, lived from 12 to 41; reigned as Roman Emperor from 37 to 41; born to Augustus's adopted grandson and real granddaughter, Germanicus and Agrippina; most of what is known about Caligula comes from accounts provided by Suetonius Paulinus and Cornelius Tacitus; as a chi...
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  2. Caligula
    [n] - Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity
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  3. Caligula
    (AD 12-41) Roman emperor (AD 37-41), son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, and successor to Gaius noun Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
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  4. Caligula
    (from the article `Camus, Albert`) ...He maintained a deep love of the theatre until his death. Ironically, his plays are the least-admired part of his literary output, although Le ...
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  5. Caligula
    (from the article `Quidde, Ludwig`) ...and in 1890 became professor and secretary of the Prussian Historical Institute in Rome. In 1892 he returned to Munich and joined the German Peace ...
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  6. Caligula
    Roman emperor from 37 to 41, in succession to Tiberius, who effected the transfer of the last legion that had been under a senatorial proconsul (in ... [11 related articles]
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  7. Caligula
    Caligula (kulig'yoolu) , A.D. 12–A.D. 41, Roman emperor (A.D. 37–A.D. 41); son of Germanicus Caesar and Agrippina the Elder. His real name was Caius Caesar Germanicus. As a small child, he wore military boots, whence his nickname [caligula=little boot]. On the death of Tiberius the a...
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  8. Caligula
    Caligula (real name Caius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) was a Roman Emperor. He was born in 12 at the camp of Antium and died in 41. He was the son of Germanicus and Agrippina. He received from the soldiers the surname of Caligula, on account of his wearing the caligae, a kind of boots in use among th...
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  9. Caligula
    Roman emperor (AD 37–41), son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, and successor to Tiberius. Caligula was a cruel tyrant and was assassinated by an officer of his guard. He appears to have been mentally unstable. As a child he spent much time among the legions which his father commanded on the Rhine and was given the nickname, Caligula (...
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  10. Caligula
    `Caligula` (; 31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41), also known as `Gaius`, was Roman Emperor from 37 to 41. Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula`s father Germanicus, the nephew and adopted son of emperor Tiberius, was a very ...
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  11. Caligula
    (film) `Caligula` is a 1979 American-produced Italian biographical film directed by Tinto Brass, with additional scenes filmed by Giancarlo Lui and Penthouse founder Bob Guccione. The film concerns the rise and fall of Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar Germanicus, better known as Calig...
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  12. Caligula
    (play) `Caligula` is a play written by Albert Camus, begun in 1938 (the date of the first manuscript 1939) and published for the first time in May 1944 by Éditions Gallimard. The play was later the subject of numerous revisions. It was part of what the author called the "Cycle...
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  13. Caligula
    (band) `Caligula` were a band from Sydney, Australia, who produced techno-grunge music in the early 1990s and achieved some national success. Caligula was composed of five members: vocalist Ashley Rothschild, guitarist James McKinnon, drummer Dave Macken, Jamie Fonti (keyboards and backing si...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caligula

  14. Caligula
    (musical) `Caligula`, subtitled "An Ancient Glam Epic", is a stage musical which tells the story of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula in the style of 1970s glam rock. The musical`s book, music, and lyrics are by Eric Svejcar. The musical was selected as a finalist for the ...
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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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