Caligula
[kə'liɡjulə]
Definition
(noun.) Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41).
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Examples
- Caligula, when he put his brother to death, gave it as a reason to the Senate that the youth was afraid of being murdered. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Caligula (37 to 41 A.D.) was insane, but the empire carried on during four years of eccentricity at its head. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Caligula valued himself for being a notable dancer; and to deny that he excelled in that manly accomplishment was high treason. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- I had read Goldsmith's History of Rome, and had formed my opinion of Nero, Caligula, etc. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
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