简介：这是一部热门的纪录片，暴君卡利古拉，Twothousandyearsagooneofhistory’smostnotoriousindividualswasborn.ProfessorMaryBeardembarksonaninvestigativejourneytoexplorethelifeandtimesofGaiusJuliusCaesarAugustusGermanicus-betterknowntousasCaligula.CaligulahasnowbecomeknownasRome’smostcapricioustyrant,andthestoriestoldabouthimaresomeofthemostextraordinarytoldaboutanyRomanemperor.Piecingtogethertheevidence,MaryputsCaligulabackintothecontextofhistimestorevealanastonishingstoryofmurder,intrigueanddynasticfamilypower.Aboveall,sheexplainswhyCaligulahasendedupwithsuchaseeminglyirredeemablereputation.Intheprocess,sherevealsamoreintriguingportraitofnotjustthemonster,buttheman.