Caligula
| Caligula | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3rd Emperor o the Roman Empire | ||
 Bust o Caligula (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek) | ||
| Ring | 37 AD - 41 AD | |
| Predecessor | Tiberius, great uncle | |
| Successor | Claudius, uncle | |
| Born | 31 August 12 AD Antium, Italy | |
| Dee'd | 24 Januar 41 AD (aged 28) Palatine Hill, Roum | |
| Buirial | Mausoleum o Augustus, Roum | |
| Wifes | ||
| Issue | Julia Drusilla Tiberius Gemellus (adoptive) | |
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| Hoose | Julio-Claudian Dynasty | |
| Faither | Germanicus | |
| Mither | Agrippina the Elder |
Caligula (Laitin: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus;[1] 31 August 12 AD – 24 Januar 41 AD), cried Gaius an aa, wis Roman Emperor frae 37 AD tae 41 AD. Caligula wis a member o the hoose o rulers conventionally kent as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula's faither Germanicus, the nephew an adoptit son o Emperor Tiberius, wis a verra successfu general an ane o Roum's maist belovit public figures. The yung Gaius earnt the byname Caligula (meanin "wee sodger's boot", the diminutive furm o caliga, hob-nailed militar boot) frae his faither's sodgers whiles accompanyin him durin his campaigns in Germany.
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ In Clessical Laitin, Caligula's name would be inscribed as GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS.
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