top of page
Window into the Bible
Caligula and Family
Caligula
Born: 31 August 12 AD
Died: 22 January 41 AD
Reign: 37 AD – 41 AD
Caligula, born Gaius Germanicus, was the adopted heir of the emperor Tiberius. Caligula, meaning ‘little boots’, was a nickname given to him by his father’s troops as he accompanied them on military campaigns as a child. His mother was Agrippina the elder, the granddaughter of the first emperor Augustus. It was during the reign of Caligula that the early church began to form.
Scroll down the page for further information about each image. Click on each image to bring up a full sized picture (some of the images on this page are cropped). You can right click on each image and save using 'save background as'.

Caligula

Caligula

Caligula

Caligula
1/1

Caligula

Caligula
1/1
Caligula
Bust Made : 37-41 AD
Place: Unknown
Made from Carrara Marble
Photographed at the National Museum of Rome, Rome, Italy

Caligula

Caligula
1/1
Caligula
Bust Made : ca 40 AD
Place: Turkey
Photographed at the Getty Villa, Los Angeles, USA

Caligula

Caligula
1/1
Caligula
Bust Made : 37 - 41 AD
Place: Unknown
Created in a portrait style popular during the Julio Claudian dynasty
Photographed at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, USA

Caligula

Caligula
1/1
Caligula
Bust Made : 39 - 40 AD
Place: Thrace
In this bust Caligula is wearing a short beard as a sign of mourning for the death of his sister Drusilla.
Photographed at the Louvre, Paris, France
Agrippina the Elder
Born: 14 BC
Died: 17 October 33 AD
Agrippina was the mother of the Emperor Caligula and was the second granddaughter of the earlier Emperor Augustus. Her daughter Agrippina the younger became the wife of the next emperor Claudius and the mother of the Emperor Nero.
Scroll down the page for further information about each image. Click on each image to bring up a full sized picture (some of the images on this page are cropped). You can right click on each image and save using 'save background as'.

Agrippina the Elder
1/1

Agrippina the Elder

Agrippina the Elder
1/1
Agrippina the Elder
Bust Made : 37 - 41 AD
Place: Athens
Photographed at the Louvre, Paris, France
bottom of page