Caligula
Gaius Caesar, a.d. 12–41, emperor of Rome 37–41.
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Caligula drank “pearls of great price dissolved in vinegar.”
He looks like a cross between Caligula and an evil Bratz doll.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding | Andrew Romano | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCaligula is one of only three films that Ebert ever walked out of.
How Hollywood’s Most Realistic Sex Scenes Were Made: ‘Don’t Look Now’ to ‘Nymphomaniac’ | Marlow Stern | March 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDiCaprio has described the film as “a modern-day Caligula”; a non-stop symphony of gross excess.
Jonah Hill on ‘The Wolf of Wall Street,’ Prosthetic Penises, and Finance Douchebags | Marlow Stern | December 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHedonistic distractions have existed from Caligula and Nero to Andreotti and Berlusconi.
The New Fellini: Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘The Great Beauty’ | Jimmy So | November 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Another of the oaths prescribed by command of Caligula was “per numen Drusillæ.”
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanCaligula caused his guests to be helped with gold (which they carried away), instead of bread and meat.
Caius, called Caligula, succeeds Tiberius as emperor of Rome.
Caligula, with a corner of his silken robe, wiped the perspiration from his streaming face.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska OrczyAfter a while Caligula paused in his walk and stood close beside her, looking as straight as he could into her pale face.
"Unto Caesar" | Baroness Emmuska Orczy
British Dictionary definitions for Caligula
/ (kəˈlɪɡjʊlə) /
original name Gaius Caesar, son of Germanicus. 12–41 ad, Roman emperor (37–41), noted for his cruelty and tyranny; assassinated
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Cultural definitions for Caligula
[ (kuh-lig-yuh-luh) ]
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.
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