Caligula with Mary Beard (2013) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Lion Television /

July 29, 2013 1h United Kingdom Documentary English More

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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?

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title：Caligula with Mary Beard
status：Released
Release date： 2013
Runtime：1h
Genres： Documentary · History ·
Countries of origin： United Kingdom ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Hugo Macgregor /
Writers： Mary Beard ·
Production companies： Lion Television ·
Overview：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?