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Ca⋅lig⋅u⋅la

  [kuh-lig-yuh-luh]
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(Gaius Caesar), a.d. 12–41, emperor of Rome 37–41.
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"Caligula" (1980) DVD
Unrated version stars M. McDowell. 1000s more hard-to-find films here.
www.MoviesUnlimited.com
Ca·lig·u·la   (kə-lĭg'yə-lə)   
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 [(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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