The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
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?
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Mary BeardWriter
- Hugo MacgregorDirector
Cast
- Mary BeardSelf - Host
- Greg WoolfSelf - Historian
- Timothy Peter WisemanSelf - Historian
- Catharine EdwardsSelf - Historian
- Henry HurstSelf - Archeologist
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Themes
rome, italyroman empireancient romeancient historyrevisionist historyarcheology1st centurycaligula