Caligula

[ kuh-lig-yuh-luh ]

noun

1. Gaius Caesar, a.d. 12–41, emperor of Rome 37–41.

Caligula

/ kəˈlɪɡjʊlə /

noun

1. Caligula1241MRomanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler original name Gaius Caesar, son of Germanicus. 12–41 ad , Roman emperor (37–41), noted for his cruelty and tyranny; assassinated

Caligula

1. A cruel and insane ruler of the Roman Empire in the first century a.d. ; one of the twelve Caesars . To humiliate the senators of Rome , he appointed his horse to the senate.

Example Sentences

Caligula drank “pearls of great price dissolved in vinegar.”

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He looks like a cross between Caligula and an evil Bratz doll.

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Caligula is one of only three films that Ebert ever walked out of.

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DiCaprio has described the film as “a modern-day Caligula”; a non-stop symphony of gross excess.

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Hedonistic distractions have existed from Caligula and Nero to Andreotti and Berlusconi.

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Another of the oaths prescribed by command of Caligula was “per numen Drusillæ.”

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Caligula caused his guests to be helped with gold (which they carried away), instead of bread and meat.

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Caius, called Caligula, succeeds Tiberius as emperor of Rome.

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Caligula, with a corner of his silken robe, wiped the perspiration from his streaming face.

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After a while Caligula paused in his walk and stood close beside her, looking as straight as he could into her pale face.

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