Cuirass Bust of Caligula

Caligula (AD 12-41) was Roman emperor from AD 37 to AD 41. He was aligula was born into the Julio-Claudian dynasty - the first ruling family of the Roman Empire. Despite being born Gaius Caesar, after Julius Caesar, he acquired the nickname "Caligula" (meaning "little soldier's boot") from his father's soldiers during their campaign in Germania. When his father Germanicus died, Caligula moved back to Rome with his mother and five siblings. After a conflict between his mother and the emperor at t