In short Caligula was insane, this is evident in his dealings with his family, the senate, and countless bizarre acts. ... Suetonius writes "He lived in the habit of incest with all his sisters it is believed that he deflowered one of them Drusilla." (263) Incest today in society is look down upon, which is no different from Ancient Rome, now days a person is considered mentally sick and it was the same in Roman times. Caligula obsession with Drusilla continues, when she was married to Cassius Longinus a member of Roman High Society, "he took her from him, and kept her constantly as if she w...

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This was something that the entirety of the Roman Empire did not know about him. ... On the 28th of March, 37 AD, Caligula was given absolute power of the empire by the roman senate. ... Caligula was arguably the worst Roman emperor in history, and possibly the worst ruler of all time. ... Caligula's attitude towards gore actually made him a popular emperor at the start of his rein of the Roman Empire. ... His popularity with the roman people was evident when Caligula fell ill early on in his regime; anxious crowds of Romans besieged the palace all night (Tranquillus 155). ...

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