Almost all accounts of Caligula and his rule as emperor contain elements of madness, cruelty, extravagance, and things of that sort. In several sources it is noted that Caligula was quite insecure of his hair, or lack thereof. In fact, it was a capital crime for someone to stand above him and look down upon his head. Also, he sometimes ordered those with a fine head of hair to be shaved. He made up for lack of hair on his head by an abundance of body-hair. About this too he could be equally sensitive; even the mention of "hairy goats" in conversation was dangerous. He used to grimace, which he practiced in front of a mirror, and he was an impressive orator.

Though he acted very strangely in his later career, Caligula started out just as almo

After the death of his mother, Nero felt the need to express his hidden talents as an artist. He became a singer and a poet, and needed to be accepted as such so badly that he organized a band of people whose sole function was to clap after his performances. Publicly he was considered to be atrocious in both fields, but audiences turned out in great numbers for his stage appearances.

In 64 AD, a fire swept through Rome, burning for a week and destroying a large portion of the city. Nero did try to rebuild the city, but in addition, he took fifty hectares of land for himself to build a new palace. Although he was not actually in Rome when the fire started, he is suspected of being behind it anyway. According to some sources, when he found that he did not have enough land to build his palace, he set fire to the city a second time. To avert suspicion, he blamed the fires on the Christians and proceeded to kill them in horrendous ways.

A similar character to Caligula, Nero took the throne in 54 AD., and his first five years of rule were exemplary. He abolished capitol punishment, outlawed the shedding of blood in the arenas, reduced taxes, and even allowed slaves to take cruel masters to court. He took a great interest in the arts, sponsoring many poetry competitions. However quite like Caligula, Nero started normal and ended terribly.

Meanwhile, Nero's enemies grew in number. The Senate resented his confiscation of their

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