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The Assassination of the Emperor Caligula, by Lazzaro Baldi, between 1624 and 1703. On 24 January 41, [223] the day before his due departure for Alexandria, Caligula was assassinated by the Praetorian tribunes Cassius Chaerea and Cornelius Sabinus, and a number of centurions. Josephus names many of Caligula's inner circle as conspirators, and ...
Caligula: Roman Empire: Roman emperor: Assassinated by the Praetorian Guard and the Roman Senate in favor of his uncle Claudius and attempted abolition of the Principate: 68 Nero: Outlawed and killed during rebellion by Gaius Julius Vindex: 69 Galba: Assassinated by the Praetorian Guard during the Year of the Four Emperors: 69 Otho
Ptolemy of Mauretania, king of Mauretania and a Roman client, was murdered on Caligula's orders during a state visit to Rome. His slave Aedemon rose in revolt against Roman rule. AD 41: The general Gaius Suetonius Paulinus was appointed to suppress the rebellion in Mauretania. 24 January: Caligula was assassinated by the centurion Cassius Chaerea.
After Caligula's death, the Senate attempted and failed to restore the Republic. Claudius, Caligula's paternal uncle, became emperor by the instigation of the Praetorian Guards. [11] Despite his lack of political experience, and the disapproval of the people of Rome, Claudius proved to be an able administrator and a great builder of public works.
Caligula is a play written by Albert Camus, begun in 1938 (the date of the first manuscript is 1939) and published for the first time in May 1944 by Éditions Gallimard. [1] It premiered on 26 September 1945 at the Théâtre Hébertot in Paris, starring Gérard Philipe ( Caligula ), Michel Bouquet and Georges Vitaly and was directed by Paul Œttly.
The excavations also uncovered a lead water pipe stamped with the name of the owner of the water supply and likely of the garden. The details point to Caligula, son of Germanicus and Agrippina the ...
A conspiracy to assassinate Caligula and replace him with his uncle Claudius had been in discussion for some time, and this day had been chosen for the assassination. While Caligula was watching an acting troupe of young men rehearsing in the cryptoporticus (underground corridor) for an upcoming performance, as part of a series of games and ...
John Lennon’s last words have been revealed by the concierge working on the front desk of the building where the Beatles star was shot and killed.. A new Apple TV+ documentary series, John ...