π Overview:
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?
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
2013-07-29
β Running Time:
60 mins
β Vote Average:
7.6
Beloved Cast
Self - Host
Mary Beard
Self - Historian
Greg Woolf
Self - Historian
Timothy Peter Wiseman
Self - Historian
Catharine Edwards
Self - Archeologist
Henry Hurst