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536. Emperors of Rome: Caligula, Incest and Insanity (Part 3)

2908.84 - 2930.22 Tom Holland

So this notion that politics is purely about power and Caligula is perhaps the emperor who most brutally demonstrates that, most brutally recognises it. But having said that, he does make one terrible mistake. So you ask, well, what's the basis of his power? The basis of his power is his popularity with Praetorians.

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