my-special-angel:mollyiswideawake:octaviancross:Always rememberYEAH BUT CALIGULA WAS FUCKIN INSANEAn
my-special-angel:mollyiswideawake:octaviancross:Always rememberYEAH BUT CALIGULA WAS FUCKIN INSANEAnd not in a good way. He was literally insane, and he was an absolute tyrant. He’s my favourite Roman emperor, just because he’s so interestingHis father was a military hero, and he spent the first few years of his life on an army camp, where he paraded around wearing this mini-military uniform his mother made (which is where he got his name- “Caligula” meaning “little boot”). The soldiers basically worshipped him.As a teenager, he was called before Tiberius (who was a complete tyrant in his own right, and supposedly killed members of Caligula’s family) on the island of Capri, where he was forcibly adopted and as a result of how well he was treated he supposedly developed Stockholm Syndrome (though this is subject to debate). He held an undying hatred for Tiberius but was forced to show respect, so took out his anger on others and enjoyed watching executions and torture, and frequently indulged in orgiesTIBERIUS THOUGHT HE WAS MAD. TIBERIUS.He gains absolute power of the Roman Empire at the 24- spent the last 5 years watching Tiberius murder, rape, and torture innocents for his own pleasure. So it’s fair to say he’s pretty messed up. He starts off by obliterating unpopular tax and literally giving away money- thus winning the adoration of the citizens. Then, seemingly overnight, he becomes a vicious, bloodthirsty psychopath.Early in his reign, he fell ill and spent a considerably period of time on the verge of death. Following most of his recovery, he still suffered major headaches and sometimes wandered round his palace in the dead of night, and started cross-dressingDuring his illness, one man offered his life in exchange for Caligula’s recovery. When he recovered, Caligula sought out this man and had him sacrificed.He called banquets, raped the female guests, then brought them back to the table to discuss the rape with the other guestsHE DECLARED WAR ON THE GODS. Hence why he had the army fight Poseidon.He would make parents watch the executions of their childrenHe held dinner parties for highly-regarded Roman citizens, during which he would order the executions of criminals between courses and- while his guests were dining- he would rape their wives in the room next doorHe appointed a horse as a consul. I’ll say that again. HE NAMED A HORSE A CONSUL. He had said horse attended to by 18 servants and fed it oats mixed with gold flakesHe names himself a living GodHe his reign lasted four years, before he was stabbed to death. He did all that in four years.I’M SORRY I JUST REALLY LOVE ROMAN HISTORY OKAlso when he would throw house parties he would hide wild animal like lions in random rooms and made people tour his house by themselves and they would be eaten if they opened the wrong door(just so you know I did a huge project about him in history) -- source link