Caligula

PEOPLE

History is full of tales of mad kings and queens drunk with power—but these maniacal monarchs take “twisted” to the next level.

PEOPLE

Deranged emperors, eccentric millionaires, and others have made their mark over the years—but history's weirdest people take “twisted” to the next level.

HISTORY

There are many famous historical moments that never actually happened—so where did these stories come from?

HISTORY

History is full of eccentric people—but few were as unhinged as Joshua Norton, the man who declared himself the Emperor of the United States.

PEOPLE

After his brutal death, Rome tried to erase every mention of the mad emperor Caligula—but we've uncovered his disturbing dark history.

THINGS

"I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble."—Augustus The Roman Empire completely dominated the Mediterranean world for centuries, and the emperors that led it were some of the most...



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