Genius, noble, commanding, merciful, victor, Father of Rome, and god are just a few of the terms used in reference to many of the great Caesars. From Julius Caesar down to Domitian. However not all the above-mentioned emperors were composed of high-quality. One stands out among the rest, not for his values and strength but rather is ... "Caligula decreed Tiberius a modest funeral and delivered a funeral oration in which he said little about the dead man and a great deal about his own father Germanicus and his great-grandfather Augustus." (128) The mere fact that Caligula would kill his broth...

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... Empire. "Claudius was born on 1 August 10 B.C. at Lugdunum in Gaul, into the heart of the Julio-Claudian dynasty: he was the son of Drusus Claudius Nero, the son of Augustus" wife Livia, and Antonia, the daughter of Mark Antony (Fagan)." Claudius was born with some sort of mental defect. No one knows for sure what the illness truly was, but ... . The army welcomed the challenge and relished the idea of victory in Britain, because a similar plan had failed during Caligula's reign. "The dream of conquering it was one of Julius Caesar's legacies (Levick, pg.139)." As a result, the honor and...

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