HIST 205 Lecture 17: HIST 205- Ancient Mediterranean History-LECTURE 17- Caligula
14 Nov 2014
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Hist 205- ancient mediterranean history- lecture 17: bad emperor- caligula. Gaius julius caesar augustus germanicus caligula" (12-41; 37-41) Literary troth whether an emperor is bad/ good so authors decide very quickly if they like them or not. Hadrian (bad emperor), nero (bad) but they are rehabilitated because it"s just propaganda. May have suffered from hallucination and dementia, and others think he was prone to epilepsy so something is wrong with him (mentally/ medically) Darling of the army, mascot of roman legionaries, very young, grown up in the imperial household. He was a teenager, a spoilt brat, and you can see the consequences of these. His craziness was evident even in his younger days. Had sex with all of his sisters (very bad in roman context), even caught lying with his grandmother. Demands the senate worship him as a god even while he was living.
