
Caligula
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Explore all of the murder, madness and mayhem in Ancient Rome during the reign of the mad emperor, Caligula.
In this book about Rome's most infamous emperor, expert author, Stephen Dando-Collins' chronicles all the palace intrigues and murders that led to Caligula becoming emperor, and details the horrors of his manic reign and the murderous consequences brought about at the hand of his sister Agrippina the Younger, his uncle Claudius and his nephew Nero.
Skillfully researched, Dando-Collins puts the jigsaw pieces together to form an accurate picture of Caligula's life and influences. Dando-Collins' precise and thorough examination of the emperor's life puts Caligula's paranoid reign into perspective, examining the betrayals and deaths he experienced prior to his time in power and the onset of a near-fatal illness believed to have affected his mental-health.
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Person
Stephen Dando-Collins is the award-winning author of 40 books, including children's novels and biographies. The majority of his works deal with military history ranging from Greek and Roman times to American 19th century history and World War I and World War II. Many of his books have been translated into foreign languages including Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Albanian and Korean. Considered an authority on the legions of ancient Rome, his most recent work on the subject, 2012's Legions of Rome, was the culmination of decades of research into the individual legions of Rome. With all his books, Dando-Collins aims to travel roads that others have not, unearthing new facts and opening new perspectives on often forgotten or overlooked people and aspects of history. Australian-born, he has a background in advertising, marketing and market research. His latest book is MR SHOWBIZ, the first ever biography of international music, stage and movie mogul Robert Stigwood, who managed the Bee Gees, Cream, Clapton, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber among many others, and produced Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Saturday Night Fever and Grease.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Maps
- Photographs
- Introduction
- I Nursling of the Legions
- II Caligula at the Bridge
- III Sharing His Father's Triumph
- IV His Father's Violent Death
- V A Murder Trial
- VI Nursing a Viper
- VII Caligula's Grandmother Brings Down Sejanus
- VIII Yielding the Upper Hand
- IX First Through the Door Is Emperor
- X Hail, Caesar Caligula!
- XI Enter the Monster
- XII The Death of Drusilla
- XIII Never Mind the Expense
- XIV Caligula's New Bride
- XV Caligula's Invasion
- XVI Caligula Walks on Water
- XVII The Power of Words
- XVIII Preparing for War
- XIX Shocks in Gaul
- XX Caligula Goes to War
- XXI Caligula's Triumph
- XXII The Victims Mount
- XXIII Running out of Friends
- XXIV The Assassination Plot
- XXV Killing Caligula
- XXVI The Revenge of Caligula's Uncle
- XXVII Déjà Vu with Nero
- XXVIII Was Caligula Truly Mad?
- XXIX Drawing Present-Day Lessons: Is Donald Trump the Modern Caligula?
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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