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37AD: Rome 37AD. The emperor is dying. No-one knows how long he has left. The power struggle has begun.
Caligula
What you need to know before your trail
When the ailing Tiberius thrusts Caligula’s family into the imperial succession in a bid to restore order, he will change the fate of the empire and create one of history’s most infamous tyrants, Caligula.
But was Caligula really a monster?
Forget everything you think you know. Let Livilla, Caligula’s youngest sister and confidante, tell you what really happened. How her quiet, caring brother became the most powerful man on earth.
And how, with lies, murder and betrayal, Rome was changed for ever . . .
Travel Guide
Rome – 37AD
Gaius Julius Caesar
His youngest sister, is the narrator in this book and is one of the Emperor’s loyal followers. Gaius Caesar was Roman emperor from AD 37 to AD 41 and known as Caligula.
As a child, he acquired the nickname “Caligula” (meaning “little soldier’s boot”, the diminutive form of caliga) from his father’s soldiers during their campaign in Germania.
Conflict and more soon lead to Caligula being the sole male survivor. He accepted an invitation in AD 31 to join the emperor on the island of Capri, Caligula succeeded his adoptive grandfather as emperor in AD 37.
Ancient Rome
“We lived in a stange state of tension in that grand vila north of Tome, in the green valley of the Tiber and away from the sink and the machinations of the wicked.”
Capri
Capri is shaped like a giant saddle, risingo out of the sea with horns jutting up at the near and far ends. Caligula had talked me though much of the history of the villas of Tiberius as we bounced and bobbed throuh the water toward the island
“The villa was an extension from a central grotto and he had the cave tuned into a giant dining room”
There are many roman villas to visit on the island as this is where Tiberius made his home – Villa Jovis is the main one and most popular
Streetview Maps
C) Rome - Circus Maximus
F) Tempio di Giove Capitolino
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Caligula
Destination: Rome Author/Guide: Simon Turney Departure Time: 37AD
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