#572 | Caligula | Psychopath, Sadist, Emperor

In part one of our three-part series on "Tyrants of the Roman Empire," we'll meet Caligula, the notorious Roman emperor known for his cruelty and excess. Once hailed as a promising leader, Caligula's reign quickly devolved into a nightmare, filled with public executions and humiliations. Caligula's chilling dinner party threatCaligula's background and rise to powerTiberius's influence on young CaligulaPublic approval and the initial Golden AgeCaligula's mysterious illness and recoveryShift to cruelty and public humiliationsCaligula's obsession with divinityExtravagant projects and bizarre military ordersAssassination by his own guardLegacy of despotism and unchecked power Full...