Gaius
Gaius,the emperor, ‘Caligula’ (Gaius Iulius Caesar Germanicus, AD 12–41), son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, born at Antium (31 August). In 14–16 he was on the Rhine with his parents and, dressed in miniature uniform, was nicknamed ‘Caligula’ (‘Bootee’) by the soldiers. He went with his parents to the east in 17 and, after Germanicus' death in 19, lived in Rome with his mother until her arrest in 29, then successively with Livia and Antonia until he joined Tiberius on Capreae. The downfall of Tiberius' favourite Sejanus in 31 was to Gaius' advantage, and it was probably engineered by him and associates such as the prefect of the watch (vigiles) Macro, who also benefited. After the death of his brother Drusus Iulius Caesar in 33 Gaius was the only surviving son of Germanicus and, with Tiberius Iulius Caesar Nero ‘Gemellus’—Claudius'...
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