Caligula made his horse consul, tried to make love to the Moon, and sent his soldiers to gather seashells by the seashore - or did he? As we'll see in this video, the Caligula of popular imagination may be far removed from the historical emperor.
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Chapters:
0:00 Caligula's bridge
1:30 The reign of Caligula
2:40 Established Titles
4:00 Decadence and cruelty
5:00 The emperor's eccentricities
5:45 Caligula's madness
6:37 Assassination, character assassination
7:43 Rumors of incest
8:19 Caligula's horse
8:57 Warring with the ocean
10:02 Explaining the bridge
10:37 Glimpsing Caligula
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