Caligula quotes

Caligula was a Roman emperor known for his eccentricity and cruel despotism. His reign was marked by extravagance, controversy, and allegations of insanity. He is remembered as one of Rome's most notorious and infamous rulers. Here are 7 of his quotes:

Let them hate me, so that they will but fear me.

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There is no question as to who her father is then.

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Let them hate us as long as they fear us.

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Virtually everything known about Caligula comes from hostile sources that portray him as a bloodthirsty maniac. Even allowing for exaggeration, there is no doubt that he never hesitated to torment or kill the common people, the ruling elite, or even his own family. His destructive reign was ended by assassination.

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Having punished one person for another, by mistaking his name, he said, "he deserved it quite as much." He had frequently in his mouth these words of the tragedian.

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You [=Caligula], O most wretched of men! having filled every continent and every island with good laws, and principles of justice, and wealth, and comfort, and prosperity, and abundance of other blessings, you, wretched man, full of all cowardice and iniquity, who have emptied every city of all the things which can conduce to stability and prosperity, and have made them full of everything which leads to trouble and confusion, and the most utter misery and desolation.

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