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This is a family tree of Roman emperors, showing only the relationships between the emperors. ... Caligula 12–41 r. 37–41: Agrippina the Younger 15–59:
Caligula ordered Gemellus killed within his first year in power. Backed by Naevius Sutorius Macro, Caligula asserted himself as sole princeps, though he later had Macro disposed of as well. [citation needed] Following Gemellus' death, Caligula marked his brother-in-law, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, husband of his sister Julia Drusilla, as his
The Julio-Claudian dynasty was the first dynasty of Roman emperors.All emperors of that dynasty descended from Julii Caesares and/or from Claudii.Marriages between descendants of Sextus Julius Caesar and Claudii had occurred from the late stages of the Roman Republic, but the intertwined Julio-Claudian family tree resulted mostly from adoptions and marriages in Imperial Rome's first decades.
Caligula was born in Antium on 31 August AD 12, the third of six surviving children of Germanicus and his wife and second cousin, Agrippina the Elder.Germanicus was a grandson of Mark Antony, and Agrippina was the daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, making her the granddaughter of Augustus. [5]
Murdered on order of his brother, Caracalla [78] Macrinus Marcus Opellius Severus Macrinus: 11 April 217 – 8 June 218 (1 year, 1 month and 28 days) Praetorian prefect of Caracalla, accepted as emperor by the army and Senate after having arranged his predecessor's death in fear of his own life c. 165 – June 218 (aged approx. 53)
A year later, Caligula named his only known daughter, Julia Drusilla, after his dead sister. Meanwhile, the widowed husband of Drusilla, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus , reportedly became a lover to her sisters, Julia Livilla and Agrippina the Younger , in an apparent attempt to gain their support so that he could succeed Caligula.
Caligula and Incitatus, drawing by Jean Victor Adam. Incitatus (Latin pronunciation: [ɪŋkɪˈtaːtʊs]; meaning "swift" or "at full gallop") was the favourite horse of Roman Emperor Caligula (r. 37–41 AD). According to legend, Caligula planned to make the horse a consul, although ancient sources are clear that this did not occur. Supposedly ...
He had promised to appear to his friends after his death, and fulfilled his promise by appearing to one of them in a vision. [63] [64] Julius Graecinus, a writer on botany, and the father of Gnaeus Julius Agricola, was put to death by Caligula. [65] [66] [67] Gaius Julius Callistus, a freedman of Caligula, influential during his reign and that ...