| In ancient Rome, there were rulers who had ultimate | | | | ruled for 4 years, but his reign was marked with |
| power over the empire and its people. While Rome | | | | tyranny and he was not at all popular amongst his |
| had several rulers, there were some do did not rule for | | | | people. Caligular was born Caius Julius Caesar |
| a very long. One good example is that of Julius | | | | Germanicus to Germanicus and Agrippina. His father, |
| Caesar. However, his story was very different from | | | | Germanicus, was high ranking soldier in the Roman |
| that of Caligula's. | | | | army and he died when Caligula was just 4 years old. |
| During Caesar's time, the empire was rocked by | | | | It is very strange but Caligula's life was very similar not |
| several civil wars. Everyone wanted to become the | | | | just to Julius Caesar's but also to Romulus and Remus, |
| emperor, but it was finally Caesar who ascended to | | | | the founders of Rome. Romulus was responsible for |
| the throne because of his feats on the battlefield. | | | | killing his brother Remus after the latter went out of |
| However, his opponents were not comfortable with | | | | the boundaries of Rome. |
| Caesar's powers as he had total control of the empire | | | | Caligula had a co-ruler named Tiberius Gellimus. He |
| and its working. This was the reason why he was | | | | was appointed by Tiberius. However, Caligular killed |
| assassinated. | | | | Tiberius Gellimus, so that he could be the only ruler of |
| During Caesar's reign, he had complete power not just | | | | Rome. When Caligular ascended to the throne, some |
| over whole of Rome, but also over the people. The | | | | people thought he was insane, while others thought he |
| people could not get used to Caesar's dictatorship as | | | | was not healthy enough to rule. All this was because |
| they were used to living in a republic. By having a | | | | Caligula made several outrageous decisions, like |
| monarch, it meant returning to the days of tyranny | | | | spending a lot of money on unnecessary projects. |
| wreaked by the monarchy. When Caesar died, it | | | | Finally the people of Rome breathed a sigh of relief in |
| brought a golden age to Rome as Augustus ascended | | | | 41 A.D. when Caligula was assassinated after being |
| to the throne. | | | | the emperor for 4 years. |
| Caligula faced similar issues that Caesar faced. He | | | | |