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Ca⋅lig⋅u⋅la
[kuh-lig-yuh-luh] 
–noun
(Gaius Caesar ), a.d. 12–41, emperor of Rome 37–41. |
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| Ca·lig·u·la
(kə-lĭg'yə-lə) Pronunciation Key
Emperor of Rome (37-41) who succeeded his adoptive father, Tiberius. After a severe illness, he displayed the ruthlessness, extravagance, and megalomania that led to his assassination. |
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| caligula | |
noun | |
| Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41) |
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Caligula [(kuh-lig-yuh-luh)]
A cruel and insane ruler of the Roman Empire in the first century a.d.; one of the twelve Caesars. To humiliate the senators of Rome, he appointed his horse to the senate.
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