Did caligula eat his son

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Born: August 31, 12 C. Antium, Italy Died: January 24, 41 c. Rome , Italy Italian emperor. Caligula 12 — 41 C. During his short reign, Caligula emerged as one of the most dominant leaders of Rome's early emperors. But his insanity, coupled with his power as Emperor of Rome, would secure him a most unusual legacy. His mother, Agrippina, was the granddaughter of Emperor Augustus 63 b.

Caligula's father, Germanicus, was Emperor Tiberius 's 42 b.

How old was caligula when he died

Gaius was brought up among the soldiers his father commanded on the Rhine , a river in central Europe. His mother dressed the young boy in the uniform of a Roman soldier, and for this reason the soldiers called him Caligula "Little Boots" , the name by which he is commonly known. In 41 c. Augustus died, leaving Tiberius to inherit the role of emperor.

Tiberius hesitated at naming a successor. Although Caligula's father was the best candidate, Tiberius was jealous of him and kept Germanicus away from Rome for several years. In 19 c. Germanicus died under mysterious circumstances.