Caligula: The Mad Emperor of Rome

ISBN: 168442285X

Author: Dando-Collins, Stephen

Condition: New

Explore all of the murder, madness and mayhem in Ancient Rome during the reign of the mad emperor, Caligula.In this book about Romes most infamous emperor, expert author, Stephen Dando-Collins chronicles all the palace intrigues and murders that led to Caligula becoming emperor, and details the horrors of his manic reign and the murderous consequences brought about at the hand of his sister Agrippina the Younger, his uncle Claudius and his nephew Nero.Skillfully researched, Dando-Collins puts the jigsaw pieces together to form an accurate picture of Caligulas life and influences. Dando-Collins precise and thorough examination of the emperors life puts Caligulas paranoid reign into perspective, examining the betrayals and deaths he experienced prior to his time in power and the onset of a near-fatal illness believed to have affected his mental-health.