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   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 child, Caligula traveled with his father and lived amongst his soldiers who gave him the nickname Caligula, meaning 'little boots' from the Latin word for boots worn by soldiers, caligae; though loved as a child, he was hated as emperor because by his madness that resulted in acts of hostility and lunacy; Caligula was murdered by soldiers in 41.
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   Caligula
   Caligula was a Roman Emperor, alleged to be mad he was assassinated by a guard.
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   Caligula
   [n] - Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity
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   Caligula
   (AD 12-41) 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...
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   Caligula
   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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   Caligula
   `Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus` (August 31, 12 – January 24, 41), more commonly known by his nickname `Caligula`, was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 16 March 37 until his assassination on 24 January 41. Caligula was the third emperor of the Roman Empire, and a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty which descended from Augustus. Caligula's father Germanicus was the adoptive son of emperor Tiberius, and one of Rome's most beloved ...
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   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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   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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   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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    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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