Caligula

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Roman emperor ancient Roman person historical figure

Caligula was a first-century Roman emperor infamous for his autocratic rule, extravagance, and accounts of cruelty and madness.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Emperor Caligula 5
Gaius Julius Caesar (Caligula) 2
Caligula's court 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman emperor ⓘ
ancient Roman person ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
associatedWith Praetorian Guard ⓘ
Roman Senate ⓘ
birthDate 12 ⓘ
birthName Julius ⓘ
surface form: Gaius Julius Caesar
birthPlace Antium ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
child Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula) ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Roman Empire ⓘ
deathDate 41 ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
dynasty Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ
era 1st century ⓘ
Principate ⓘ
father Germanicus ⓘ
fullName Germanicus ⓘ
surface form: Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
grandfather Nero Claudius Drusus ⓘ
grandmother Antonia Minor ⓘ
greatGrandfather Mark Antony ⓘ
Augustus ⓘ
surface form: Octavian Augustus
historicalSource Cassius Dio ⓘ
Suetonius ⓘ
Tacitus ⓘ
house Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
mannerOfDeath homicide ⓘ
mother Agrippina the Elder ⓘ
nickname Caligula self-link ⓘ
nicknameMeaning little boots ⓘ
notableFor accounts of cruelty ⓘ
accounts of madness ⓘ
autocratic rule ⓘ
extravagance ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
positionHeld Roman emperor ⓘ
predecessor Tiberius ⓘ
reignEnd 41 ⓘ
reignStart 37 ⓘ
religion Roman polytheism ⓘ
residence Palatine Hill ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sibling Agrippina the Younger ⓘ
Drusilla ⓘ
Julia Livilla ⓘ
spouse Junia Claudilla ⓘ
Livia Orestilla ⓘ
Lollia Paulina ⓘ
Milonia Caesonia ⓘ
successor Claudius ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Drusilla → associatedWith → Caligula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caligula's court
this entity surface form: Roman Emperor Caligula
Lollia Paulina → associatedWith → Caligula ⓘ
Antium → birthplaceOf → Caligula ⓘ
Agrippina the Elder → child → Caligula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaius Julius Caesar (Caligula)
Germanicus → child → Caligula ⓘ
Germanicus → child → Caligula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaius Julius Caesar (Caligula)
Milonia Caesonia → diedWith → Caligula ⓘ
Herod Antipas → exiledBy → Caligula ⓘ
Julia Livilla → exiledBy → Caligula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Caligula
Antonia Minor → grandchild → Caligula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Principate of Caligula
Milonia Caesonia → husband → Caligula ⓘ
Antonia Minor → motherInLawOf → Caligula ⓘ
Caligula → nickname → Caligula self-link ⓘ
Roman Empire → notableEmperor → Caligula ⓘ
Drusilla → notableRelative → Caligula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Caligula
Albert Camus → notableWork → Caligula ⓘ
Roman emperors → positionHeldBy → Caligula ⓘ
Claudian gens → producedEmperor → Caligula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Caligula
Julia Livilla → relatedTo → Caligula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Caligula
Drusus Julius Caesar → relative → Caligula ⓘ
Nero Claudius Drusus → relative → Caligula ⓘ
Vipsania Agrippina → relative → Caligula ⓘ
Galba → servedUnder → Caligula ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Caligula
Agrippina the Younger → sibling → Caligula ⓘ
Drusilla → sibling → Caligula ⓘ
Julia Livilla → sibling → Caligula ⓘ
Junia Claudilla → spouse → Caligula ⓘ
Livia Orestilla → spouse → Caligula ⓘ
Lollia Paulina → spouse → Caligula ⓘ
Milonia Caesonia → spouse → Caligula ⓘ
Tiberius → successor → Caligula ⓘ
Suetonius → wroteAbout → Caligula ⓘ
Tacitus → wroteAbout → Caligula ⓘ