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Caligula
Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) was Roman emperor from 37 to 41 CE. Among the great emperors of the Roman Empire stand Augustus and Marcus Aurelius. At the other end of the spectrum is Emperor Caligula who the historian...

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Ptolemy of Mauretania
Ptolemy of Mauretania (r. 23-40 CE) was king of Mauretania and one of the last surviving members of the Ptolemaic dynasty. His father Juba II (c. 48 BCE to 23 CE) was a Numidian royal and his mother Cleopatra Selene II (40 to c. 5 BCE) was...

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Caligula, Getty Villa
Marble bust of Roman Emperor Caligula, 40 AD (Getty Villa,Malibu,CA,USA)

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Caligula (Artistic Facial Reconstruction of Met Portrait)
A photorealistic representation of what the Roman emperor Caligula (r. 37-41 CE) may have looked like, based on an idealized marble portrait bust from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Made using Photoshop and Artbreeder, a neural net tool.

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Caligula (Artistic Facial Reconstruction)
A photorealistic representation of what the Roman emperor Caligula (r. 37-41 CE) may have looked like. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are the busts and statuary used as references. Louvre bust (top left) is the primary reference...

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Caligula, Ny Carlsberg Glypotek
Marble portrait of Caligula (with traces of polychromy), 37-41 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

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Caligula with Cuirass
Cuirassed bust of Caligula, found in Rome, 37-41 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

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Agrippina the Younger
Julia Agrippina or Agrippina the Younger (6 November 15 - 19/23 March 59 CE) was a prominent woman during the early Roman Empire, niece to Tiberius (r. 14-37 CE) and Claudius (41-54 CE), whom she married, sister of Caligula (r. 37-41 CE...

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Sestertius Depicting Emperor Caligula
Roman sestertius, minted in Rome, 37-38 CE, under Roman emperor Caligula (r. 37-41 CE).
Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com

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Claudius
Claudius was Roman emperor from 41 to 54 CE. After the death of Emperor Caligula (37-41 CE) and his family at the hands of the Praetorian Guard, the future Emperor Claudius was found quivering behind a set of curtains, fearing for his own...