Emperor Gaius (Caligula) – A.D. 12 -41
Introduction
The story of Ancient Rome’s third Emperor Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus rule from A.D. 37-41) represents the earliest historical turning point in the early history or principate of the Roman Empire. Ironically, while the story of this short-lived Roman emperor remains one of the most notorious yet least well-documented reigns fraught with unclear tales of ludicrous and unpredictable schemes among the Julio-Claudian dynasty of one of greatest and long-lived empires in the Western Civilization. The following academic investigation and report looks at the historic record in providing as true an account of Continue reading...