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Caligula: The Third Emperor
- Narrated by: Jerry Beebe
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Summary
Caligula was born into the first ruling family of the Roman Empire, conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He is described as a noble and moderate emperor during the first six months of his rule. After this, the sources about the reign of Caligula focus upon his cruelty, sadism, extravagance, and sexual perversion, presenting him as an insane tyrant.
In this audiobook, you'll find chapters like:
- The First Dynasty of Rome
- The New Emperor Takes the Throne
- A Changed Man
- A Very Un-Roman Emperor
- It’s All True...or Is It?
- Poison Pens
- Lessons to Be Learned
- Believe It or Not, He Had Good Qualities
- Famous for Bad Behavior
- And much more!
Caligula was assassinated because of a conspiracy by officers of the Praetorian Guard, senators, and courtiers. On the day of the assassination of Caligula, the Praetorians declared Caligula's uncle Claudius as the next Roman emperor.
Although the Julio-Claudian dynasty continued to rule the empire until the fall of his nephew Nero, Caligula's death marked the official end of the Julii Caesares in the male line.
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- Norma Miles
- 24-03-20
All things are lawful to me.
Following a very brief summary of the public offices held by the upper echelons of Roman life and an even briefer family history prior to his becoming emperkr, Caligula's reign is presented in what amounts to a short series of highlights. The accusation of being misrepresented by historians is then proposed but all is too briefly touched upon to even begin to formulate a theory. The whole is dependent on the reader already being informed about Calgula's reputation and is useful only in possibly encouraging the reader to both return to the infamous stories of Seutonius and other Roman historians to re-evaluate what they say about Caligula. Is it possible that he was not mad, merely vindictive?
This was a free download from The History Hour. Whilst interesting, it attempted to put too many aspects into the time period (about ninety minutes) alllowed. The narration was also both slow - turn playback to 1.25 - and jerky, although Jerry Beebe's obvious enthusiasm for the topic was a p!measure to hear. Very short and poses a useful debating point.
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