He ascended to the throne in 161 C.E., just a few years before the Marcomannic Wars (166-180 C.E.) — the Marcomanni were Germanic tribes — which would shake the Roman Empire to its foundations.

And if Trump wanted to be Emperor of America, there is no better Roman emperor for Trump to emulate than Emperor Caligula, the Law Journal's Bennett Gershman writes. April 30, 2025 at 04:09 PM ...

As someone who’s studied Ancient Rome for years, I’ve recently been asked which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump. In some ways he’s a pastiche of several Roman leaders.

When Caligula was assassinated in A.D. 41 after ruling for only four years, his two ships were sunk where they sat, in the ...

The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ... Some emperors were famously bad — such as Caligula (ruled from A.D. 37 to 41) and Nero (ruled from A.D. 54 to 68) ...

Statue of Roman emperor Hadrian. This intrepid Redditor sorted the emperors into several tiers: Stay Far Away From Me, Ugly, Mediocre, Cute, Hot, Apollo Himself, and Caligula Tier. Subscribe to ...

The drama in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, out Nov. 22, not only takes place in the Colosseum arena floor, but also in the stands, between the emperors Geta and his older brother, Caracalla ...

It’s clear Caracalla and Geta had an intense rivalry. This was kept in check while their father Septimius Severus was emperor. But once he died, their relationship devolved into outright hostility.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general ranks next to the story of Roman Emperor Caligula deciding to nominate his horse, Incitatus, as a consul.