39 ⟶ Caligula's Policies and Actions

Gaius Caesar Germanicus/Caligula, Roman Emperor (AD 37–41)
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👶 Birth of Caligula

August 31 – Caligula, Roman emperor (d. 41 AD)⟶
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🏛️ Caligula's Policies and Actions

Gaius Caesar Germanicus/Caligula, Roman Emperor (AD 37–41)⟶
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🏛️ Caligula and Corbulo as Roman Consuls

Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (Caligula) and Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo become Roman consuls.⟶
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👑 Caligula's Autocratic Reforms and Divine Claims

Caligula reforms the principatus into a Hellenistic Autocracy. He distributes honors carelessly, declares himself a god and orders that all the heads of the Greek deity statues be replaced by his. He also appoints his horse, Incitatus, a senator.⟶
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🏛️ Caligula's Reign Ends; Claudius Becomes Emperor

Gaius Caesar Germanicus/Caligula (AD 37–41).⟶
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