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Gaius Caesar Caligula (12-41) Roman emperor (37-41). In the beginning of his reign he seemed generous and merciful, but soon descended into barbarous cruelty. His horse was made a member of the college of priests, and raised to the consulship. He later declared himself a god.
G. F. Herzberg, Geschichte des romischen Kaiserreiches (Berlin: Historischer Verlag Baumgartel, 1899) 196.
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