Caligula Flashcards
(9 cards)
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Suetonius (Gaius as a monster)
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“So much for Gaius the emperor…Gaius the monster”
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Dio (Gaius wanting to be a god
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Suetonius - Gaius’ being a monster
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“So much for Gaius the emperor…Gaius the monster”
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Dio - Assassination
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“Everybody kept stabbing him savagely”
6
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Dio - religion
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“He had been demanding that he be regarded as more than a human being”
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Josephus - Caligula holding great games
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“chariot races…a spectacle that the Romans are absolutely obsessed with”
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Josephus - Caligula dealing with the riots when he increased taxes
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“when their shouts increased, he sent soldiers”
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Pliny the Elder - Administration (positive)
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“all previous aqueducts have been surpassed by the most recent and very costly work” of Gaius
