Publius Afranius Potitus learned the hard way that some promises should come with fine print. The Roman plebeian publicly vowed to sacrifice his own life if Emperor Caligula recovered from a serious ...

After twenty-three years filled with fear, paranoia, and the countless lives lost in its reckless pursuit, the grim and wholly unlikable Emperor Tiberius died at the ripe old age of 78 - a milestone ...

The Roman emperor Caligula's name has become a byword for depraved tyranny, used as a popular benchmark for everyone from Idi Amin to Jean-Bedel Bokassa. But was Caligula really mad and bad, or the ...

Of one thing, historians unanimously agree: Caligula, Rome's Emperor from A.D. 37 to 41, was not well-liked. Born Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus in A.D. 12, Caligula (named for his favorite type of ...

The post Caligula: The Ultimate Cut to Get Home Release, Featuring New Edit of Infamous Film appeared first on Consequence. Starring McDowell as the titular Roman emperor and Mirren as his wife, ...

Roman Emperor Caligula is one of ancient history's darkest and most unsettling figures. His name is synonymous with excess, ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...

Experts suggest the sculpture lived on one of two ornate ships the hedonistic emperor commissioned in the 1st century C.E. Emperor Caligula, 1st century. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico ...