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Caligula
kuh-LIH-gyuu-luh
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The nickname of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman emperor, who reigned from 37 to 41 CE.
"Caligula is remembered for his cruelty and eccentric rule."
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Etymology
From Latin caliga ("leather boot") + -ula, a childhood nickname meaning "little boot."