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Caligula Timeline Game

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The timeline game “Caligula: Order of Events” challenges players to put historical events from the reign of Emperor Caligula in the correct chronological order.

  • Players will learn about key events such as Caligula’s assassination of his predecessor, Tiberius.
  • They will also explore Caligula’s increasing tyranny and descent into madness.
  • If applicable, players may also encounter the conspiracy to assassinate Caligula and the subsequent rise of his successor, Claudius.
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  • August 31, 12 AD: Birth of Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)
  • October 10, 19 AD: Caligula's father, Germanicus, dies
  • 29 AD: Caligula's mother, Agrippina the Elder, is exiled
  • 14 AD: Tiberius becomes emperor of Rome
  • 35 AD: Caligula is named as joint heir to Tiberius
  • March 16, 37 AD: Tiberius dies and Caligula becomes the third Roman emperor
  • 37 AD: Caligula restores treason trials and increases imperial power
  • 37 AD: Caligula orders construction of a bridge across the Bay of Baiae
  • 38 AD: Caligula's sister, Drusilla, dies
  • 39 AD: Caligula declares himself a god and demands to be worshipped
  • 39 AD: Caligula orders the cruel execution of many political opponents
  • 40 AD: Caligula plans to invade Britain but never carries it out
  • 40 AD: Caligula builds an extravagant floating palace called the 'Nemi Ships'
  • 41 AD: Caligula marries his sister, Julia Drusilla
  • 41 AD: Caligula's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and unpredictable
  • 41 AD: Caligula orders the assassination of his cousin, Gemellus
  • January 24, 41 AD: Caligula is assassinated by Cassius Chaerea and other conspirators
  • 41 AD: Caligula's uncle, Claudius, becomes the fourth Roman emperor
  • 41 AD: Caligula's memory is condemned and his statues are destroyed
  • 41 AD: Caligula's reign is seen as a period of tyranny and extravagance

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