1000 Classical Characters Briefly Described

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Caligula

A Roman emperor, was son of Germanicus by Agrippina. He was proud, wanton, and cruel. He was pleased when disasters befell his subjects, and often expressed a wish that the Romans had but one head that he might have the pleasure of striking it off.

He had a favorite horse made consul and adorned it with the most valuable trappings and ornaments. The tyrant was murdered, A. D. 41, in his twenty-ninth year, after a reign of three years and ten months.

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