What is Caligula?
{{Infobox royalty | title =[[Roman Emperor|Emperor]] of the [[Roman Empire]] | name = Caligula | image = Gaius Caesar Caligula.jpg | caption = Bust of the Emperor Gaius, known as Caligula | succession = [[Roman Emperor|3rd Emperor]] of the [[Roman Empire]] | reign = 18 March AD 37 – 24 January AD 41 <br> (3 years, 10 months) | predecessor = [[Tiberius]], great-uncle and adoptive grandfather | successor = [[Claudius]], uncle | house = [[Julio-Claudian dynasty]] | full name = Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (birth)<br />Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (as emperor) | spouse = {{plainlist| * [[Junia Claudilla]] * [[Livia Orestilla]] * [[Lollia Paulina]] * [[Milonia Caesonia]] }} | issue ={{plainlist| * [[Julia Drusilla (daughter of Caligula)|Julia Drusilla]] * [[Tiberius Gemellus]] (adoptive) * [[Nymphidius Sabinus]] (disputed) }} | father = [[Germanicus]] | mother = [[Agrippina the Elder]] | birth_date = 31 August AD 12 | birth_place = [[Antium]] (modern [[Anzio]] and [[Nettuno]]), [[Italia (Roman Empire)|Italy]] | death_date = 24 January AD 41 (aged 28) | death_place = [[Palatine Hill]], [[Rome]] | place of burial = [[Mausoleum of Augustus]], [[Rome]] | religion = [[Religion in ancient Rome|ancient Roman religion]] }} '''Caligula''' (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, 31 August 12 – 24 January 41) was the third [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]]. He reigned from AD 37. After only four years, he was [[assassination|assassinated]] by members of his [[bodyguard]] and the [[Roman Senate]]. During his [[reign]], many innocent people were killed without fair [[trial]]s.<ref>Barrett, Anthony A. 1989. ''Caligula: the corruption of power''. Batsford, London. {{ISBN|0-7134-5487-3}}</ref> Even with all that, he was popular with the Roman public in his time. == Life == Caligula's father [[Germanicus]] was the nephew and adoptive son of emperor [[Tiberius]]. He was a very succes