An insanely cruel Roman emperor who believed he was a God. His killing followed a richly theatrical flavor.
Parents were forced to attend the execution of their children, and Caligula would sometimes invite them to dine with him afterwards. One senator, thrown to the lion while insisted on proclaiming his innocence. He was rescued, only for his tongue to be cut out before he was thrown back. Caligula had the limbs and bowels of another senator stacked in front of him. He favored slow killings, ordering the executioner to “strike so that he may feel he is dying”. Caligula was partial to both sexes. His sisters were his favorite wives, but he like others, particularly if they could be stolen. At a wedding he famously accused the bridegroom of “making love to my wife”, and married the poor woman Livia Orestilla, himself. He quickly divorced her and married Lollia Paulina, who was also the wife of another man, she lasted a few months. When he divorced her he forbade her to ever have sex again. He was fond of telling them that “you’ll lose this beautiful head when I decide.”