Men, having spent their lives in committing serious offences and incurring a variety of troubles, make their speeches today with an air of having performed a great service. Lysias. For Callias. Speech 5. Section 3.
Image: A colorized version of a 1906 artist's imaginative recreation of one of Caligula's Nemi ships, sadly destroyed in World War II. The image originally appeared as an antique halftone photographic print in "Scientific American." (PD)
A rather concise list of Caligula's shortcomings:
https://bootheglobalperspectives.com/article/1503867119WBG188242364/what-we-can-learn-from-history-caligula-emperor-of-the-roman-empire
A nice summary article with pictures of objects recovered from the Nemi ships
https://hubpages.com/education/Roman-Emperor-Caligula-and-the-Nemi-Barges
Image: A colorized version of a 1906 artist's imaginative recreation of one of Caligula's Nemi ships, sadly destroyed in World War II. The image originally appeared as an antique halftone photographic print in "Scientific American." (PD)
A rather concise list of Caligula's shortcomings:
https://bootheglobalperspectives.com/article/1503867119WBG188242364/what-we-can-learn-from-history-caligula-emperor-of-the-roman-empire
A nice summary article with pictures of objects recovered from the Nemi ships
https://hubpages.com/education/Roman-Emperor-Caligula-and-the-Nemi-Barges
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