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CALIGULA
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• CALIGULA (noun)
The noun CALIGULA has 1 sense:
1. Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
Familiarity information: CALIGULA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Caligula; Gaius; Gaius Caesar
Instance hypernyms:
Emperor of Rome; Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Roman Empire)
Context examples
"You are like a murderer—you are like a slave-driver—you are like the Roman emperors!" I had read Goldsmith's History of Rome, and had formed my opinion of Nero, Caligula, etc. Also I had drawn parallels in silence, which I never thought thus to have declared aloud.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
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