Caligula with Mary Beard
7.6|2013|1h 0m| EN
Overview: What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (12-41), nicknamed Caligula? Professor Mary Beard explains what is accurate and what is mythical in the historical accounts that portray him as an unbalanced despot. Was he a sadistic tyrant, as Roman historians have told, or perhaps the truth about him was manipulated because of political interests?
Genres: Documentary, History
Director: Hugo Macgregor
Votes: 10
Production Companies: 
Lion Television
