| RATING | 7.0 / 10 |
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| GENRES | Documentary, History |
| YEAR | 2010s / 2013 |
| RUNTIME | 1h 00m |
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| LANGUAGE | English |
| COUNTRY | United Kingdom |
| What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (12-41), nicknamed Caligula? Professor Mary Beard explains what is accurate and what is mythical in the historical accounts that portray him as an unbalanced despot. Was he a sadistic tyrant, as Roman historians have told, or perhaps the truth about him was manipulated because of political interests? |
