Caligula with Mary Beard (2013)

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Caligula with Mary Beard (Original Title)

StoryLine

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?

Details

Genres: Documentary History

Official Site: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037w0qh

Country: United Kingdom

Original Language: en

Release Date: 29/07/2013

Companies: Lion Television

Run Time: 60 min

Popularity: 3.75

Spoken Languages: English

Status: Released