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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.
 
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Caligula

 

Bust Made : 37-41 AD

Place: Unknown

 

Made from Carrara Marble

 

Photographed at the National Museum of Rome, Rome, Italy

 

 

 

Caligula

 

Bust Made : ca 40 AD

Place: Turkey 

 

Photographed at the Getty Villa, Los Angeles, USA

 

 

 

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

 

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.
 
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Agrippina the Elder

 

Bust Made : 37 - 41 AD

Place: Athens

 

Photographed at the Louvre, Paris, France

 

 

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