Table of Contents
Maps ix
Photographs xi
Introduction xix
I Nursling of the Legions 1
II Caligula at the Bridge 10
III Sharing His Father's Triumph 18
IV His Father's Violent Death 22
V A Murder Trial 30
VI Nursing a Viper 37
VII Caligula's Grandmother Brings Down Sejanus 44
VIII Yielding the Upper Hand 50
IX First Through the Door Is Emperor 57
X Hail, Caesar Caligula! 60
XI Enter the Monster 75
XII The Death of Drusilla 85
XIII Never Mind the Expense 93
XIV Caligula's New Bride 99
XV Caligula's Invasion 102
XVI Caligula Walks on Water 107
XVII The Power of Words 115
XVIII Preparing for War 118
XIX Shocks in Gaul 124
XX Caligula Goes to War 136
XXI Caligula's Triumph 145
XXII The Victims Mount 158
XXIII Running out of Friends 168
XXIV The Assassination Plot 177
XXV Killing Caligula 182
XXVI The Revenge of Caligula's Uncle 201
XXVII Déjà Vu with Nero 209
XXVIII Was Caligula Truly Mad? 212
XXIX Drawing Present-Day Lessons: Is Donald Trump the Modern Caligula? 219
Notes 229
Bibliography 243
Index 247