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Portuguese
caio
Catalan
gai agripa
Spanish
cayo césar

Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)

caio
Synonyms
Examples for "Caligula"
Examples for "Caligula"
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A conspiracy was formed in the palace itself, and Caligula was killed.
The Women of the Caesars
2
You know the prince: he has more whims and freaks than Caligula.
Manasseh: A Romance of Transylvania
3
It is the conception of a Caligula, carried out by a Papavoine.
The History of a Crime / The Testimony of an Eye-Witness
4
These are followed by a whimsical effusion on the death of Caligula.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 06: Nero
5
The captain of Caligula's guards rid Rome and the provinces of him.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1
1
The senior unto the beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
The first New Testament printed in English
2
As long as his material exists, the world doesn't need you, Gaius.
Unity
3
The Ancient, to the dearly beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, New Testament
4
One of Gaius' earliest memories didn't involve walking in on his parents.
Unity
5
The Gaius of this Epistle was evidently a faithful and hospitable Christian.
The Books of the New Testament
1
This task Gaius Caesar undertook.
The History of Rome, Book V / The Establishment of the Military ...
2
How Lucius Cæsar and Gaius Cæsar died (chapters 11, 12).
Dio's Rome, Volume 4 / An Historical Narrative Originally Compos...
3
Gaius Caesar, better known as Caligula, had a four-year reign that started after the death of his great-uncle, Tiberius, in 37 ad.
Sign of the cross
4
About Gaius Cæsar, called also Caligula (chapters 1-6)
Dio's Rome, Volume 4 / An Historical Narrative Originally Compos...
5
How Gaius Cæsar died (chapters 29, 30).
Dio's Rome, Volume 4 / An Historical Narrative Originally Compos...
6
Tiberius having left no son, the Senate recognized Gaius Caesar, son of Germanicus and Agrippína, grandson of Julia, and great-grandson of Augustus, as Emperor.
Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.