[146] Despite swimming being a part of imperial education, Caligula could not swim. It has been universally dismissed as nothing more than exploitative semi-porn trash by the critics and apparently by most 'common' people too (the IMDb rating). RCC. [75] This campaign is derided by ancient historians with accounts of Gauls dressed up as Germanic tribesmen at his triumph and Roman troops ordered to collect seashells as "spoils of the sea". The cause of tensions in the east was complicated, involving the spread of Greek culture, Roman Law and the rights of Jews in the empire. [98], Riots again erupted in Alexandria in 40 between Jews and Greeks. Caligula began appearing in public dressed as various gods and demigods such as Hercules, Mercury, Venus and Apollo. The son of the popular Roman general Germanicus and Augustus's granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, Caligula was born into the first ruling family of the Roman Empire, conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. [5], Agrippina the Elder was the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder.

[89] Augustus had the public worship his spirit on occasion, but Dio describes this as an extreme act that emperors generally shied away from.

I saw the r-rated VHS version and it stunk, and now, I dumbly rented the "unrated" DVD and it was, I believe very much longer, but stunk just as much. Caligula (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ ɡ j ʊ l ə /; Latin: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 31 August 12 – 24 January 41 AD) was Roman emperor from 37 to 41 AD. I viewed the full-length, uncut version of this film and it struck me as merely an attempt to make a porno version of the Ten Commandments with a bit of Night of the Living Dead thrown in. Fabius Rusticus and Cluvius Rufus both wrote condemning histories on Caligula that are now lost. But it's much more than filth and sleaze. The role of Caligula was one of Malcolm McDowell's more infamous roles. [25], When Tiberius died on 16 March 37 AD, his estate and the titles of the principate were left to Caligula and Tiberius's own grandson, Gemellus, who were to serve as joint heirs. - NERO CAESAR.

J.H. A handful of other sources add a limited perspective on Caligula. I reccommend this to people who "know" about Caligula in advance so that they know what their seeing instead of going into the film not having a clue what its about. McDowell is charming throughout, which is quite the feat considering he murders family members, rapes and molests men and women, and sleeps with his sister.

[60], At Syracuse, he repaired the city walls and the temples of the gods.

On 17 January 2011, police in Nemi, Italy, announced that they believed they had discovered the site of Caligula's burial, after arresting a thief caught smuggling a statue which they believed to be of the emperor. P. Bicknell, "The Emperor Gaius' Military Activities in AD 40". The Temple of Jerusalem was then transformed into a temple for Caligula, and it was called the Temple of Illustrious Gaius the New Jupiter. There is absolutely no sense of any reality in this. One morning a blackbird flew into his room; and Caligula considered it a bad omen.

One coin of Caligula (AD 37–41), and two coins of Nero (AD 54–68). As Caligula and his family's bodies were unceremoniously thrown down the steps of the stadium where they were attacked, Claudius was named the new Emperor. The direction is worse. Though we sat in close proximity to each other, we did not speak or otherwise acknowledge each other's presence. [134], At one time, there were detailed contemporaneous histories on Caligula, but they are now lost. CALIGULA is a terribly misunderstood film. [72] Pliny claims that division was the work of Caligula, but Dio states that in 42 an uprising took place, which was subdued by Gaius Suetonius Paulinus and Gnaeus Hosidius Geta, and the division only took place after this.

There are few surviving sources on Caligula and none of them paints Caligula in a favourable light.

[8], Suetonius claims that Germanicus was poisoned in Syria by an agent of Tiberius, who viewed Germanicus as a political rival.

[104], Philo of Alexandria and Seneca the Younger, contemporaries of Caligula, describe him as an insane emperor who was self-absorbed, short-tempered, killed on a whim, and indulged in too much spending and sex.