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This week in history: Caligula

by David Tollen | Jan 25, 2020 | Classical Civilization, History General

This week in 41 CE, a faction Roman leaders assassinated their emperor, Caligula. The emperor had oppressed the nobles and the Senate (though not necessarily the common people), so this was not the first plot against his rule. The trigger for this final and successful...