Caligula with Mary Beard

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?

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

60 minutes

Year:

2013

Director:

Hugo Macgregor

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Company:

Lion Television

Cast:

Self - Host

Self - Historian

Self - Historian

Self - Historian

Self - Archeologist

Crew:

Writer

Colorist

Online Editor

Sound

Sound