Caligula with Mary Beard

2013 | 60 minutes | 7.6 ★ (10)

Caligula with Mary Beard
  • 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

    29 July 2013

  • DirectingHugo Macgregor
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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