Caligula [extra Quality] - Index Of

The index of Caligula’s life begins with immense promise. As the son of the beloved general Germanicus, his accession was met with universal joy.

To prove a prophecy wrong (which stated he had no more chance of becoming emperor than of riding a horse across the Gulf of Baiae), he built a three-mile pontoon bridge of ships and rode his horse, Incitatus, across it. Deification: index of caligula

: He declared himself a living god, forcing senators to grovel and reportedly demanding a statue of himself be placed in the Temple of Jerusalem. Engineering and Luxury The index of Caligula’s life begins with immense promise

: His rise after the death of Tiberius and the early period of popular hope. index of caligula