Similarly, Donati’s work for Caligula astounds, from the lavish sets to the costumes, jewellery and even wigs. As Guccione once said in an interview with Penthouse, “Danilo Donati is the real ...

Deep beneath the streets of Rome near the Vatican, overlooking the banks of the Tiber River, Italian archaeologists have uncovered a hidden gem of Roman history — Caligula’s secret garden. This ...

Seen as a welcome breath of fresh air when he took the throne, Caligula’s (12 – 41 AD / Reigned 37 – 41 AD) eccentricities soon became terrifying and he was murdered after just five years in ...

Despite all his obsessions and oppressions, Rome’s citizens, soldiers and provincials admired Caligula. That was not his real name. His real name was Gaius Caesar. But, because he was charming ...

The real life Roman Emperor that Gladiator 2's ... Dondas the monkey was seemingly inspired by Caligula's horse Incitatus. Ruling Rome over a century before Caracalla came into power, Caligula ...

Pagan Rome, 37 A.D. As the frail, syphilis-ridden, and half-mad Emperor Tiberius nears the end of his reign, Prince Gaius Augustus Germanicus, known as Caligula, arrives at the depraved ruler's ...

When those words were spoken on the stage of the Théâtre Hébertot in Paris where Albert Camus’ play Caligula opened in the fall of 1945, the audience could not help but relive their own ...

Seen as a welcome breath of fresh air when he took the throne, Caligula’s (12 – 41 AD / Reigned 37 – 41 AD) eccentricities soon became terrifying and he was murdered after just five years in ...