Thursday, May 12, 2011

Caligula

Caligula was just two when his father and his two older brothers died. His father was believed to have been poisoned by order of the Roman emperor. His brothers had more torturous deaths. The oldest boy starved and forced to eat his pillow. The other committed suicide and was then dragged through the streets of Rome. Twenty three years later, when Caligula was 25 he assumed the position as the Roman Emperor. Two years into his reign, he took an army and invaded England. The odd thing was that while on the beach he had the men collect seashells. Also during a important religious ceremony he was to kill an animal but instead turned and killed the priest. The man died instantly. Some people believe these are signs of Bi-Polar disorder.   

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