Caligula (12-41 A.D.) was one of the most evil Roman emperors. Plus he was insane. He made many peoples’ lives miserable. For instance, he would go to bed with the wives of upper class Romans who came for banquets at the palace. He would then critique his conquest to their husband. At banquets, he would threaten to behead all his guests. However, his death was not by a revolt by all the people he had offended. It was one man. Chaerea was one of the Praetorian Guards assigned to protect the emperor. Caligula found Chaerea’s high voice to be effeminate and he was constantly making fun of him. To torment him, Caligula would invent passwords that forced Chaerea to embarrass himself. Words like “Venus” (which was slang for a male eunuch) and “Priapus” (“erection”). When Chaerea was forced to kiss the imperial ring, Caligula would make sure it was on his middle finger and he would waggle it suggestively. Finally, Chaerea had enough and with the aid of some co-conspirators, stabbed Caligula to death in a manner similar to Julius Caesar.
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