Is Trump the new Caligula? -- Nursling of the legions -- Caligula at the bridge -- Sharing his father's triumph -- His father's violent death -- A murder trial -- Nursing a viper -- Caligula's grandmother brings down Sejanus -- Yielding the upper hand -- First through the door is Emperor -- Hail Caesar Caligula! -- Enter the monster -- The death of Drusilla -- Never mind the expense -- Caligula's new bride -- Caligula's invasion -- Caligula walks on water -- The power of words -- Preparing for war -- Shocks in Gaul -- Caligula goes to war -- Caligula's triumph -- The victims mount -- Running out of friends -- The assassination plot -- Killing Caligula -- The revenge of Caligula's uncle -- Deja vu with Nero -- Drawing modern lessons from Caligula.
Summary:
"In this book about Rome's most infamous emperor, expert author, Stephen Dando-Collins' chronicles all the palace intrigues and murders that led to Caligula becoming emperor, and details the horrors of his manic reign and the murderous consequences brought about at the hand of his sister Agrippina the Younger, his uncle Claudius and his nephew Nero."--Provided by publisher.
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