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Definition of Caligula
1. Noun. Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caligula
Literary usage of Caligula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1833)
"Hence it appears that Tiberius was uncle to Claudius, Claudius was uncle to
caligula, Cali, gula was ancle to Nero. But it is observable, that Nero and ..."
2. Goldsmith's Roman History: Abridged by Himself, for the Use of Schools by Oliver Goldsmith (1825)
"As soon as the death of caligula UC 794. was made public, it produced the great-
AD 42. est confusion in all parts of the ..."
3. The Works of Cornelius Tacitus: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Notes by Cornelius Tacitus, Arthur Murphy (1836)
"Life of caligula, a. 7 and 8. 86. CAIUS C.KSAK. better known by the name of
caligula, fourth emperor of Rome, the aon of Ger- ..."
4. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"SECTION II.,—caligula—CLAUDIUS, TERRIBLE Change in Treatment of Jews and ...
The short reign of the emperor caligula, who succeeded Tiberius, AD 37 to 41, ..."
5. The History of Israel by Heinrich Ewald, Russell Martineau, Joseph Estlin Carpenter (1885)
"The Romans, however, loudly complained about this time that Agrippa and the Syrian
Antiochus of Commagene,1 who were both often staying with caligula, ..."
6. The Jews Under Roman Rule by William Douglas Morrison (1895)
"Unfortunately for the Jews, caligula among his other peculiarities seriously ...
2 " caligula est a la lettre un fou ; la predisposition de son cerveau, ..."
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