Research Paper on:
Biography of Caligula

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insane acts are stories that have been told and retold throughout the many centuries since his violent and bloody death" (Anonymous Caligula (37 AD to 41 AD), 2002; caligula.htm). Interestingly  enough, however, it appears as though Caligula was one of the least documented "Julio Claudian emperor" and that much of what was recorded is reported to originate from "the unreliable  stories of Roman writers like Seutonius and Tactius" (Anonymous Caligula (37 AD to 41 AD), 2002; caligula.htm). Bearing this in mind the following paper presents a biography of the infamous  Caligula. Biography "Gaius was born on August 31 in the year 12 AD. All sources indicate that he was probably born at the Julio Claudian resort of Antium.  He was the third of six children born to Germanicus and Agrippina the Younger" and "was the grandson of the emperor Augustus on his mothers side and of Livia on  his fathers" (Anonymous Caligula (37 AD to 41 AD), 2002; caligula.htm). Even as an infant he was often in the midst of a military life, for "As a baby he  accompanied his mother and father on military expeditions in the north and became the love of the troops" (Anonymous Caligula (37 AD to 41 AD), 2002; caligula.htm). One account states  that "The soldiers used to dress him in a miniature army uniform and little army boots (or Caliga) and paraded him around the camp" (Anonymous Caligula (37 AD to 41  AD), 2002; caligula.htm). Another account, however, states that "His mother made him a set of army boots when he was a young child and the soldiers began calling him Little  Boot. The name, Caligula, stuck with him throughout his life" (Baird, 2002; Caligula.htm). It is reported that he was incredibly spoiled by all the people who knew him, and as