Caligula
•He was known as little boot because of his small shoes.
•Caligula adopted Gemellus as his son but later had him murdered.
•A decent ruler for the first six months, he became a vicious tyrant after a severe illness.
–Historians believe that he probably went insane.
•He squandered his fortune on public entertainment and building projects
•Banished or murdered most of his relatives
•Had people tortured and killed while
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•Made his favorite horse a consul
•Declared himself a god
•And had human sacrifices offered to himself.
•In 41CE the officers of his guard formed a conspiracy against him, and he was assassinated.
