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

491.423 - 513.675 Tom Holland

Yeah, and I guess that's why Suetonius' portrait of Caligula has been so influential, because absolutely that idea that absolute power corrupts absolutely, Caligula seems to be the model illustration of that. So since Suetonius is so important to our understanding of Caligula, and it's played such an important role in propagating the image of him as the kind of ultimate mad, bad emperor,