Born Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus in A.D. 12, Caligula rose to power in A.D. 37 as the third Roman emperor. Nicknamed “Caligula,” meaning “little boots,” after the miniature soldier ...

However, the stories of Caligula's horse lingers into the present-day as a prime example of the flawed rule of Roman Emperors, which is likely how it became used as an inspiration behind the ...