![]() ![]() ![]() He reigned for 4 short years, during which he fell gravely ill. He implemented popular reforms and began massive public works to better the Empire and to appease its people. When he ascended to the Roman throne, Caligula was just as popular (though no one probably called him by his childish nickname out of fear for their life). His father, Germanicus, had been extremely popular among his legions along the Rhine River and the people of Rome. Young Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus picked up the Caligula from his father's Germanic legions because he liked to wear caligae and full military attire around the encampments.Īs I became all too excited when possible discovery of the tombs of Antony and Cleopatra came about, I will take the information about Caligula's with a grain of salt.Ĭaligula was declared insane by ancient historians and his contemporaries. The name Caligula is actually only a nickname, picked up during his childhood. The statue, made of rare Greek marble, is of a god (Caligula proclaimed himself a living god) sitting on a throne and wearing Roman caligae (sandal boots). ![]() One thing led to another and now the archaeological squad of the police believe the area to be the burial site of Caligula. Commanded to do so, the man led police back to where he'd found the monument. According to recent reports, a man was caught and arrested as he attempted to load a statue into his truck around Lake Nemi, just south of Rome. ![]()
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