Rome, AD41. High noon. Voluptuous, full-breasted women, naked under their flimsy see-through gowns, cluster in an opulent anteroom with groups of virile young men. Drums beat relentlessly, yet - ...

Experts have found a rare bronze bust depicting one of the most colourful characters in Roman history – the mad, sexually-depraved Emperor Caligula. Considered lost for nearly 200 years, the ...

Did he really make his horse a consul? Or sleep with his sisters? In a new BBC documentary Prof Mary Beard reappraises one of Rome's most notorious tyrants Caligula is a nickname for Gaius Julius ...

Caligula proved a popular choice as emperor, both in Rome and in the provinces. He was not only the son of Germanicus but also the grandson, on his mother’s side, of Marcus Agrippa, and the ...

Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd's knowledge of medicinal plants, according to a new Yale study. Subscribe to our ...

Does history repeat itself? Consider that when Gaius, more popularly known as Caligula, became emperor in 37 A.D., one of his first acts was to throw coins to the crowds to gain popularity with the ...

For four years, Caligula capriciously ruled Rome, drained the treasury, and mocked the Senate—until those sworn to protect him plotted his death. Caligula was a nickname meaning ‘Little Boot’ or ...