Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...

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The notoriously cruel Roman emperor Caligula may have been quite knowledgeable about medicinal plants, a new study suggests. Emperor Gaius, nicknamed Caligula, was the third ruler of the Roman Empire ...

There’s no rehabilitating the reputation of Caligula. The 1st-century C.E. Roman Emperor has gone down in the annals of history accused of deeply transgressive behavior, to say nothing of his ...

ROME — Archaeological excavations near the Vatican uncovered the remains of an ancient garden overlooking the right bank of the Tiber River that was likely owned by Roman Emperor Caligula, Italy’s ...

A new study by the Yale Ancient Pharmacology Program (YAPP), published in the journal Proceedings of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, suggests that the Roman Emperor Caligula may have been ...

Is President Trump a new Nero, or a contemporary Caligula? The Roman Empire was full of merchants of chaos, power-hungry ...

ROME (AP) — Archaeological excavations near the Vatican uncovered the remains of an ancient garden overlooking the right bank of the Tiber River that was likely owned by Roman Emperor Caligula, ...