Born Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus in A.D. 12, Caligula rose to power in A.D. 37 as the third Roman emperor. Nicknamed “Caligula ... the foundations of a colonnaded portico, and a large open ...

The first Roman emperor to wear a full beard ... Among its many astonishing features is the elaborate portico known as the Canopus, where nighttime banquets were held. Its roof was supported ...