Caligula with Mary Beard (2013)
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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?
Release Date : July 29, 2013
Runtime : 60m
Genre : Documentary, History
Companies : Lion Television
Countries : United Kingdom
Keywords : rome, italy, roman empire, ancient rome, ancient history, revisionist history, archeology, 1st century, caligula
