![]() ![]() The newly crowned ruler completed several buildings started under emperor Tiberius, rebuilt the temples, began the construction of new aqueducts to ensure the water supply of the rapidly growing Rome, and even built a new amphitheater in Pompeii. New Ruler Had Ambitious Plans Italians viewing emperor Caligula’s Nemi ships in 1932 (the ships were destroyed in the Allied bombing in 1944) According to Philo of Alexandria, Caligula was the first emperor admired by everyone in “all the world, from the rising to the setting sun.”Ħ. He also organized lavish gladiatorial games and chariot races, much to the delight of the Romans. Immediately after taking the throne, he ended treason trials, granted amnesty to the exiled, and abolished unfair taxes. Further, unlike paranoid and secluded Tiberius, Emperor Caligula was a charismatic and benevolent young man. A member of the revered family, Caligula was wildly popular. ![]() In what could surprise many, the first months of the boy emperor’s reign went very well. Literally overnight, Caligula turned from a hostage to a master of Rome. On 17th March 37 AD, emperor Tiberius died. In The Beginning, Emperor Caligula Was Wildly Popular Coin commemorating Caligula’s abolition of tax, 38 CE, private collection The next six years were stressful for the future Roman emperor, who lived under the watchful eye of the paranoid Tiberius.ĥ. Sejanus, however, soon fell victim to his own ambition, and Tiberius, who himself lacked an heir, summoned young Gaius to his grand imperial villa on the island of Capri. While Tiberius ordered the imprisonment and execution of Agrippina and her two sons, the main culprit was most probably Sejanus, a powerful praetorian prefect, who convinced Tiberius, Augustus’ adoptive son, that Caligula’s family was his potential rival. Gaius was the sole member of his family who managed to survive. He Survived the Game of Thrones The ruins of Tiberius’ villa on the island of Capri, where Caligula lived as a hostage of emperor Tiberius ![]()
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