Caligula - Feeding Rome’s Most Evil Emperor

Comments · 4.7K

• TA

  @TastingHistory · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

  Make holiday gifting easy (and fun!) this year. Use my code TASTINGHISTORY at <a href="https://www.kiwico.com/tastinghistory">https://www.kiwico.com/tastinghistory</a> to get 50% off your first monthly crate!<br><br>And leave your suggestions for more Villains of History here.

  367

• RS

  @rschiwal · 11 months ago

  Caligula survived a near fatal illness. &nbsp;He has just completed massive building projects in the honeymoon period after his inauguration. His insane cruelty started after that.<br>The irony being, if he had died, he would have been remembered as a beloved and great leader, and we&apos;d wonder what he would have accomplished had his reign not been cut short.

  3.8K

• BO

  @bobjones5674 · 11 months ago

  One thing of note, when Caligula was sick, it was said that he had a high fever, and too high a fever for too long time can cause permanent brain damage, personality changes, and other mental problems, since the fever basically slow roasted the brain.

  3.2K

• BR

  @bryanbazalar8642 · 11 months ago

  You can&apos;t deter us from making Garum when it&apos;s clearly the elixer of youth

  3.2K

• CH

  @Chris1980CB · 11 months ago

  One of the most famous things this guy did : the Roman emperor Caligula reportedly declared war on Neptune (the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon). According to ancient sources like Suetonius, he ordered his soldiers to collect seashells as &quot;spoils of war&quot; from the sea after a symbolic &quot;battle&quot; on the shores of Gaul. This incident is often cited as an example of his erratic and tyrannical behavior. &nbsp;Caligula commanded his soldiers to line up on the beach, face the sea, and attack it with their swords and spears.

  145

• TW

  @TwillDayZ · 11 months ago (edited)

  &quot;He actually hated the name Caligula.&quot;<br>&quot;so anyway.. Caligula &quot;<br><br>:face-purple-crying:

  5.6K

• DR

  @dracodis · 11 months ago

  Literally laughed out loud at &quot;possibly an illness called &apos;poison.&apos;&quot; Fantastic line!

  3K

• CE

  @celeri6497 · 11 months ago

  an oliver cromwell video would be awesome

  710

• WH

  @whatthe3382 · 11 months ago

  It&apos;s crazy, Caligula was in office for only 4yrs and were still talking about him 1,984 years later, like if he was only in office recently. &nbsp;😆

  324

• M.

  @m.dilitto5488 · 11 months ago

  Catherine de Medici has a convoluted history, and is no doubt a fascinating object of study. She was known to love a dish called Cibreo, allegedly eating it to the point of becoming ill. She&apos;d make a great episode!

  1K

• GW

  @gwenpolo1307 · 11 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0BWllpOptc&amp;t=432">7:12</a> You missed the chance to call it a Pork-cupine!

  1.1K

• 5R

  @5redheadofdoom5 · 11 months ago

  King Leopold II of Belgium might be interesting. He&apos;s the reason why we have the phrase &quot;crimes against humanity&quot;.

  2K