TIL that Caligula’s real name was Gaius. When he was 2-3 years old, he accompanied his father on a military campaign wearing a miniature uniform devised by his mother, complete with little army boots.
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... and the relevant part that's been left out is that Caligula means "little boot"
Ahh and I was wondering how the two statements connected. Now it makes sense
So he got his name from the caligae, the roman soldiers sandals? TIL.
Gaius was a really popular Roman name, Gaius Julius Caesar, Gaius Octavius, etc.
And that triggered me to go read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_(praenomen/), thank you
"I am alive!" dies
I misread the first line and saw Gus instead of Gaius.
Now I wish there had been a horny Emperor Gus.
Such devastation!
With a name like gay-us he would have been bullied relentlessly as a kid, no wonder he changed it.
And Herod's first wife was called Doris.