Caligula

Timeline

1. 12–31Antium · LazioBorn at Antium, eldest son of the famed general Germanicus and Agrippina. Lived as a child in his father's Rhine legion camps, wearing small military boots and earning the nickname 'Caligula' (Little Boots). After his father's death the family was persecuted by Tiberius, and he was confined on Capri.
2. 37–39Rome · LazioSucceeded to the throne after Tiberius's death; initially granted amnesties to prisoners, returned confiscated property, and held grand celebrations, winning popular support. Enacted some populist policies, but soon showed a tendency to squander the treasury at will and to suspect the Senate and his own kin.
3. 39–41Rome · LazioIn his later reign he squandered funds lavishly, persecuted senators and relatives, declared himself a god, and planned absurd ventures such as an expedition to Britain. In January 41 CE he was assassinated near the Palatine Palace by the Praetorian prefect Cassius Chaerea and co-conspirators, and his uncle Claudius was raised to the throne.