Young Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus picked up the Caligula from his father's Germanic legions because he liked to wear caligae and full military attire around the encampments.Īs I became all too excited when possible discovery of the tombs of Antony and Cleopatra came about, I will take the information about Caligula's with a grain of salt.Ĭaligula was declared insane by ancient historians and his contemporaries. The name Caligula is actually only a nickname, picked up during his childhood. The statue, made of rare Greek marble, is of a god (Caligula proclaimed himself a living god) sitting on a throne and wearing Roman caligae (sandal boots). One thing led to another and now the archaeological squad of the police believe the area to be the burial site of Caligula. Commanded to do so, the man led police back to where he'd found the monument. According to recent reports, a man was caught and arrested as he attempted to load a statue into his truck around Lake Nemi, just south of Rome.
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