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Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Emperor Caligula

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

4.72.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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was born. By the time he was 25, he was the ruler of the Roman Empire and the most powerful man in the world.  As with other young people who achieve absolute power at an early age, he went completely nuts and became one of the worst rulers in history. His reign of insanity resulted in him becoming the first Roman emperor to be assassinated. Learn more about Emperor Caligula and how he changed the Roman Empire on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

On August 31st, in the year 12, the great-grandson of the Emperor Augustus was born.

0:06.1

By the time he was 25, he was the ruler of the Roman Empire and the most powerful man in the world.

0:11.7

As with other young people who have achieved absolute power at an early age,

0:16.1

he went completely nuts and became one of the worst rulers in history.

0:19.8

His reign of insanity resulted in him

0:21.8

becoming the first Roman emperor to be assassinated. Learn more about Emperor Caligula and how he

0:28.2

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1:22.1

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2:03.5

The man that history calls Caligula was born Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus on August 31st in the year 12 in Antium, a coastal town south of Rome.

2:09.3

He was born into the highest echelon of Roman society, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty that dominated the early Roman Empire. His father was Germanicus, one of the most celebrated

2:15.8

military commanders of his generation and the adopted

2:18.6

son of Emperor Tiberius. Germanicius was widely popular with both the Roman populace and the

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