The most psychopathic emperor in Roman history: Who is Caligula?

While Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, alias Caligula, could be briefly described as insane, his insanity can be filled with so many cruel and bizarre examples. MS. We have gathered a few examples that can cause Caligula to be called insane, who was killed by his own guards at the end of his 4-year reign as the 3rd Caesar of the Roman Empire between 37-41.

1) In adolescence, he had an incestuous relationship with his three sisters.

2) After the announcement of his becoming Emperor after the astrologers said, "Those who do not cross the Bay of Baiae on horseback, there is no chance of becoming an emperor", he built a 3-mile-long bridge between Puteoli and Baiae, consisting of boats, and crossed the bay on horseback wearing Alexander the Great's breastplate. He declared himself emperor, comparing himself to the Roman god Neptune.

3) Caligula, who has a baldness complex, first made it a crime to look down at himself from a high place. At other times, he ordered the entire society to shorten or shave their hair.

4) He used up the treasure left by Tiberius with his luxury expenses in a few months and even built a palace for his beloved horse. Of course, it is also said that he spends a lot of money on very luxurious group parties.

5) Caligula, whose god complex is indisputable, often attended many festivals dressed as Alexander the Great, sometimes as Hercules, sometimes as Apollo, and sometimes as the goddess Venus.

6) While having an affair with Macro's wife, one of the imperial guards, he accused Macro of being a pimp and ordered him to commit suicide.

7) In the lion fights held in the arena, when there were not enough prisoners to fight with the lions, he put the people he randomly selected from the audience in front of the lions in the arena.

8) Caligula, who was also very creative in taxation, usually did his tax collection by getting rich people killed and taking all their money. He once had a man killed whom he thought was rich, and then when he realized that the man wasn't very wealthy, he made a rather simple interpretation of the situation, "Oh honey, that man died in vain."

9) He opened a brothel consisting of Roman ladies, their daughters and orphans, whom he gathered in his palace with the thought of bringing money.

10) Caligula, with intense incestuous feelings, impregnated his favorite sister, Drusilla. Then, thinking that the unborn child could be a demigod, he dismembered Drusilla and allowed the fetus to be removed. Upon Drusilla's death, he declared him a god.

Life story

Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) was a Roman emperor from 37 to 41 BC.

During his short and troubled reign, he isolated himself from the Roman army and Senate, had his rivals and self-critics executed, and created a bad image by appointing his own horse as consul. The emperor was slain by his own bodyguards, the 'Praetorian Guard', in AD 41.

Born Gaius Julius Caesar in 12 AD, Caligula was the son of Germanicus (hero of the German campaign) and Emperor Augustus' granddaughter Agrippina (his mother was his daughter Julia). The name 'Caligula' is actually a nickname meaning 'little boots', derived from the miniature uniform he wore when he was a kid on a campaign with his father. He served as a mascot in the army during his early childhood.

Upon Tiberius' death on March 17, 37 AD, Caligula became co-emperor of the Roman Empire with Tiberius' son, Gemellus. However, with the death of Caligula Gemellus, he soon became its sole ruler. (Caligula is suspected of having a hand in the death of his co-emperor). As Tiberius was never a popular emperor, Roman citizens welcomed the young emperor, and Caligula soon gained this admiration. He put an end to the treason trials initiated by Tiberius, recalled the exiles, and gave the Praetorian Guard their belated bonuses. He completed building projects initiated by the former emperor and rebuilt decaying temples. He built a lighthouse in Bologna, started the construction of new aqueducts, and even built a new Amphitheater in Pompeii. There were many gladiator games and chariot races to entertain the people.

But six months after he came to power, everything changed: After he was close to death (historians split it as the cause of death, epilepsy, or a possible illness). Caligula began to take on a different persona. He was more paranoid, and Caligula, whom some had seen on Capri, reappeared.

He also waged a constant war with the Jewish population in the kingdom of Judah, which was at odds with the Greeks. When the Jews did not show him the respect he believed he deserved, Caligula threatened to have a statue of himself erected in the Jerusalem Temple. But fortunately, he was persuaded to abandon this plan to prevent further rebellion.