Italy has never wanted for pleasure palaces. At Silvio Berlusconi’s mansion in Arcore, outside Milan, attendees stripteased and beyond at the so-called Bunga Bunga festivities hosted by the former ...

Caligula, the notoriously erratic Roman emperor known for his bloodthirsty cruelty, probably also possessed a nerd's knowledge of medicinal plants, according to a new Yale study. Subscribe to our ...

There’s no rehabilitating the reputation of Caligula. The 1st-century C.E. Roman Emperor has gone down in the annals of history accused of deeply transgressive behavior, to say nothing of his ...

Caligula proved a popular choice as emperor, both in Rome and in the provinces. He was not only the son of Germanicus but also the grandson, on his mother’s side, of Marcus Agrippa, and the ...

Was Caligula mad, misunderstood, or a little bit of both? Historians have had a hard time separating fact from fiction. Supposedly, this reviled Emperor slept with his sisters, declared war on Neptune ...

Did he really make his horse a consul? Or sleep with his sisters? In a new BBC documentary Prof Mary Beard reappraises one of Rome's most notorious tyrants Caligula is a nickname for Gaius Julius ...

Everybody is talking about authoritarian leaders these days. But no one was quite like Caligula. Although he ruled only four years, the Roman emperor left a mark, Nat Geo’s History magazine reports.

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 21, 2021. The original video can be viewed here. When workers broke ground on an underground parking lot in the heart of Rome 18 years ago ...