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INTRODUCTION


This guide provides resources about Caligula, for the Year 10 Ancient History – Historical Inquiry task on Rome’s notorious emperors.

Created by: Ms Bright    |    Last updated: Currently under construction

Print Resources

9781902886367 9780521793919 9780205846795 9781405127554

eBooks

Scarre, C. (1995). Chronicle of the Roman emperors : the reign-by-reign record of the rulers of Imperial Rome. Thames and Hudson.

Using timelines and illustrations throughout, this volume follows the succession of rulers of Imperial Rome.

Book JacketSuetonius, & Catharine Edwards. (2008). Lives of the Caesars. OUP Oxford.

eResources

Britannica School


Websites

  • Cavendish, R. (2012). Birth of the Emperor Caligula. http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/birth-emperor-caligula
  • Clare, J.D. (2013). A historiography of the Roman Emperors – Part 1: Augustus, Tiberius and Caligula. http://johndclare.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/a-historiography-of-roman-emperors-part.html
  • Cohen, J. (2012). 7 things you may not know about Caligula. http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-caligula
  • Fagan, G. G. (2004). Gaius (Caligula) (A.D. 37-41). http://www.roman-emperors.org/gaius.htm
  • PrimarySourceIcon Graves, R. (1957). Gaius Caligula. http://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/suetnius/caligula.htm
  • Massie, A. (2013). Caligula: mad, bad and maybe a little misunderstood. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/10191974/Caligula-Mad-bad-and-maybe-a-little-misunderstood.html
  • McManus, B.F. (1999). Caligula: historical background. http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/caligula.html
  • Scholars discover evidence of Caligula’s excessive behavior. (2003). http://web.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr/03/caligula910.html
  • PrimarySourceIconSuetonius. (2011). The Caesars (D.W. Hurley, Trans). Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing. http://homepages.wmich.edu/~esalisbu/De%20Vita%20Caesarum/Gaius%20(Caligula).pdf
  • Viewpoint: does Caligula deserve his bad reputation? (2013). http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23455774
  • Wasson, D. L. (2011). Caligula. http://www.ancient.eu/Caligula/

Videos

The Greek and Roman Civilizations. (2017, August 16). Caligula: 1400 days of terror [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flu1Rw2bGqw

Cardo Maximus. (2013, September 13). BBC Caligula with Mary Beard [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yEaCbjLOOM&t=2189s

The Documentary Channel 6. (2014, August 28). The most evil men and women in history – episode three – Caligula [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLi_hCXndF0

Ancient World. (2015). Caligula one of history’s most sadistic emperors [Video]. DailyMotion. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3d4iu8

Scott, J. (Producer), & Metivier, M. (Director). (2012). Caligula [Video]. Toronto: Shaw Media. ClickView database.

Image Reference

Caligula [Image]. (n.d.). kingofwallpapers.com. Retrieved from http://kingofwallpapers.com/caligula.html

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