Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D.
Caius Caesar was born in 12 A.D., the son of Germanicus and Agrippina Sr. He was nicknamed Caligula, meaning "little boots," by the legions because as a child his mother dressed him in military uniforms (including little boots). Initially he was very popular, succeeding Tiberius in 37 A.D. and for a few brief months ruling very well. However, an unknown disease drove him mad and his reign soon degenerated into debauchery and murder. He was murdered by the Praetorian Guard in 41 A.D.
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Caligula in Right Profile AR Denarii
Caligula Typology and First Living Princeps to Appear Radiate on Coinage
|Portraits| of Caligula The Seated Figure
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Caligula, 16 March 37 - 24 January 41 A.D.
Caius Caesar was born in 12 A.D., the son of Germanicus and Agrippina Sr. He was nicknamed Caligula, meaning "little boots," by the legions because as a child his mother dressed him in military uniforms (including little boots). Initially he was very popular, succeeding Tiberius in 37 A.D. and for a few brief months ruling very well. However, an unknown disease drove him mad and his reign soon degenerated into debauchery and murder. He was murdered by the Praetorian Guard in 41 A.D.
Also see:
Caligula in Right Profile AR Denarii
Caligula Typology and First Living Princeps to Appear Radiate on Coinage
|Portraits| of Caligula The Seated Figure
detailed biography goes here
Obverse legends
|Dictionary of Roman Coins|
| Please |help| us convert the |Dictionary of Roman Coins| from scans to text by typing the original text here. Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. Caligula, the grand nephew and murder of Tiberius, most worthy to succeed that emperor, because of an equally infamous, though not so able a tyrant, reigned from A.D. 37 to A.D. 41.
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