note These particular dynasty being the Nerva-Antonines, initiated by the eponymous emperor Nerva (and whose successors until Marcus Aurelius were adopted instead of blood heirs). The outrageous tales about him note Specifically: committing incest with his sisters, sending his army against the sea after declaring war on the ocean god Neptune and having them stab the waves and collect shells as booty, marrying a woman who was 9 months pregnant so he wouldn't have to wait for an heir (whether or not it was his is unclear), using a tax hike upon the birth of his daughter to provide gold for him to roll around in, and wanting to make his favorite horse a consul come from Suetonius, who wrote a biography about Caligula 80 years after his death at the behest of another dynasty of Emperors who had interest in demonizing their predecessors. It's hard to find out how much of this is true, since hardly any contemporary sources survived about him. The popular image about him is of an insane tyrant. Upon recovering, Caligula had permanently lost his hair and apparently his mind. Some suggest herpes or malaria (untreated malarial encephalitis causes extremely high fevers which are noted for causing brain damage in those who survive them) while others suggest lead poisoning.
Later that year he fell seriously ill, the cause of which is still debated.
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Caligula was something of a PR maestro and knew how to put himself over: holding endless games, burning Tiberius' "enemies list", and showering gold coins (actually his inheritance) onto his fans. The first six months of his reign were reportedly an easygoing time for the Romans. Caligula was elevated to emperor once Tiberius died in AD 37. His great-uncle was Emperor Tiberius, while his nephew was the equally infamous Nero. His actual name was Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus Caligula is a nickname, meaning "Little Boot" (or less literally "Bootsy"), that he got in his childhood, because, him being a Military Brat, his mom liked to dress him up as a soldier.
The infamous Roman emperor, reigned between AD 37 and AD 41.
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