During the reign of Tiberius, the captain of his bodyguards Sejanus began a campaign of extreme and devious means. He desired the Roman throne and so, started to eliminate his competition. The first to go was Drusus, Tiberius's heir. Sejanus then took out other key contenders for the throne including Germanicus Caesar, his wife Agrippina the Elder, and three of his four sons. The sole survivor was Gaius Caesar, more famously (or infamously) known as Caligula.

Caligula grew up in a military camp. His name stemmed from the soldiers nickname, "Little Boots" for the "child size military boots he always wore." (Gaius "Caligula" of Rome). Being so close to the throne required that he spend his adolescence in Capri with the aging emperor, Tiberius. Though he attempted to "play the part of a dutiful and upright young man

While in Tiberius' home, Caligula was constantly under suspicion, and was therefore

The beginning of Caligula's reign was mild and beloved. When he fell ill, "anxious crowds besieged the place and some swore that they would fight like gladiators if the gods would allow him to recover; others even carried placards volunteering to die instead of him" (Gaius Caligula). "He was a clement ruler for the first sixth months" (Caligula),

, he could not fool Tiberius" (Gaius "Caligula" of Rome). The emperor frequently called him a "serpent" (Gaius "Caligula" of Rome). He is

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