Twothousandyearsagooneofhistory’smostnotoriousindividualswasborn.ProfessorMaryBeardembarksonaninvestigativejourneytoexplorethelifeandtimesofGaiusJuliusCaesarAugustusGermanicus-betterknowntousasCaligula.CaligulahasnowbecomeknownasRome’smostcapricioustyrant,andthestoriestoldabouthimaresomeofthemostextraordinarytoldaboutanyRomanemperor.Piecingtogethertheevidence,MaryputsCaligulabackintothecontextofhistimestorevealanastonishingstoryofmurder,intrigueanddynasticfamilypower.Aboveall,sheexplainswhyCaligulahasendedupwithsuchaseeminglyirredeemablereputation.Intheprocess,sherevealsamoreintriguingportraitofnotjustthemonster,buttheman.
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