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|Row 5 info = Tyrant, Psychopath, Sexual pervert, Megalomaniac, God-complex

|Row 6 title = Health Issues

|Row 6 info = Malignant narcissism, narcissistic personality disorder and borderline personality disorder with antisocial, sadistic, and possibly also suffered from schizoaffective disorder or paranoid schizophrenia; possible encephalitis, meningitis, or epilepsy; insomnia; hyperthyroidism}}

|Row 6 info = Malignant narcissism, narcissistic personality disorder and borderline personality disorder with antisocial, sadistic, and possibly also suffered from schizoaffective disorder or paranoid schizophrenia; possible encephalitis, meningitis, or epilepsy; insomnia; hyperthyroidism

{{Quote|When Caligula became Emperor, there were celebrations in Rome. It was seen as a new golden age after the dark years under Emperor Tiberius. But Caligula would lead a life of debauchery and brutally murder for fun. He reveled in killing his victims slowly and painfully over days. Caligula forced families to attend their children's executions. His sadism horrified an empire.|Introduction to a Discovery Channel documentary about Caligula}}{{Quote|Let them hate me, so long as they fear me.|Caligula's constant answer to reports about his bad reputation}}{{Quote|Rome is just a city with lots of people with necks waiting for me to chop|Caligula on a Horrible Histories sketch}}

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{{Quote|When Caligula became Emperor, there were celebrations in Rome. It was seen as a new golden age after the dark years under Emperor Tiberius. But Caligula would lead a life of debauchery and brutally murder for fun. He reveled in killing his victims slowly and painfully over days. Caligula forced families to attend their children's executions. His sadism horrified an empire.|Introduction to a Discovery Channel documentary about Caligula}}

{{Quote|Let them hate me, so long as they fear me.|Caligula's constant answer to reports about his bad reputation}}

{{Quote|Rome is just a city with lots of people with necks waiting for me to chop|Caligula on a Horrible Histories sketch}}

'''Gaius Julius Ceasar Augustus Germanicus''', often refered to simply as '''Caligula '''(31 July 12 AD – 22 January 41 AD), was one of Rome's most infamous tyrants and is widely believed to have been insane - historical records of his rule are scarce but those that survive hint at him having enjoyed a relatively properious reign for his first two years as Emperor but after this period the focus rapidly changed to his cruelty, sexual perversion and extragavence - although few (if any) of these claims can be stated as fact the name Caligula has become a symbol of decadence and madness in the public eye ever since. He is widely considered to have been a megalomaniac and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_narcissism malignant narcissist]. who displayed all the signs and symptoms of someone suffering from both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder narcissistic personality disorder] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder borderline personality disorder] with heavy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histrionic_personality_disorder histrionic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder antisocial], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadistic_personality_disorder sadistic] features. He also suffered from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthyroidism hyperthyroidism] He may also have suffered from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoid_schizophrenia paranoid schizophrenia] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoaffective_disorder schizoaffective disorder]. Other health issues that Caligula may have had include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningitis meningitis], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis encephalitis], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy epilsepsy].

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He appears as a character in [[wikipedia:Horrible Histories (2009 TV Series)|Horrible Histories]]. In the series he is played by [[wikipedia:Simon Farnaby|Simon Farnaby]] and alongside Elagabalus played by [[wikipedia:Matthew Baynton|Matthew Baynton]], [[Emperor Nero]] played by [[wikipedia:Jim Howick|Jim Howick]] and Commodus played by [[wikipedia:Ben Willbond|Ben Willbond]] sings the "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p00hklkl Evil Emperors Song]"

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 |Row 5 info = Tyrant, Psychopath, Sexual pervert, Megalomaniac, God-complex
 |Row 6 title = Health Issues
-|Row 6 info = Malignant narcissism, narcissistic personality disorder and borderline personality disorder with antisocial, sadistic, and possibly also suffered from schizoaffective disorder or paranoid schizophrenia; possible encephalitis, meningitis, or epilepsy; insomnia; hyperthyroidism}}
+|Row 6 info = Malignant narcissism, narcissistic personality disorder and borderline personality disorder with antisocial, sadistic, and possibly also suffered from schizoaffective disorder or paranoid schizophrenia; possible encephalitis, meningitis, or epilepsy; insomnia; hyperthyroidism
-{{Quote|When Caligula became Emperor, there were celebrations in Rome. It was seen as a new golden age after the dark years under Emperor Tiberius. But Caligula would lead a life of debauchery and brutally murder for fun. He reveled in killing his victims slowly and painfully over days. Caligula forced families to attend their children's executions. His sadism horrified an empire.|Introduction to a Discovery Channel documentary about Caligula}}{{Quote|Let them hate me, so long as they fear me.|Caligula's constant answer to reports about his bad reputation}}{{Quote|Rome is just a city with lots of people with necks waiting for me to chop|Caligula on a Horrible Histories sketch}}
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+{{Quote|When Caligula became Emperor, there were celebrations in Rome. It was seen as a new golden age after the dark years under Emperor Tiberius. But Caligula would lead a life of debauchery and brutally murder for fun. He reveled in killing his victims slowly and painfully over days. Caligula forced families to attend their children's executions. His sadism horrified an empire.|Introduction to a Discovery Channel documentary about Caligula}}
+{{Quote|Let them hate me, so long as they fear me.|Caligula's constant answer to reports about his bad reputation}}
+{{Quote|Rome is just a city with lots of people with necks waiting for me to chop|Caligula on a Horrible Histories sketch}}
 '''Gaius Julius Ceasar Augustus Germanicus''', often refered to simply as '''Caligula '''(31 July 12 AD – 22 January 41 AD), was one of Rome's most infamous tyrants and is widely believed to have been insane - historical records of his rule are scarce but those that survive hint at him having enjoyed a relatively properious reign for his first two years as Emperor but after this period the focus rapidly changed to his cruelty, sexual perversion and extragavence - although few (if any) of these claims can be stated as fact the name Caligula has become a symbol of decadence and madness in the public eye ever since. He is widely considered to have been a megalomaniac and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_narcissism malignant narcissist]. who displayed all the signs and symptoms of someone suffering from both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder narcissistic personality disorder] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borderline_personality_disorder borderline personality disorder] with heavy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histrionic_personality_disorder histrionic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antisocial_personality_disorder antisocial], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadistic_personality_disorder sadistic] features. He also suffered from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthyroidism hyperthyroidism] He may also have suffered from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoid_schizophrenia paranoid schizophrenia] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoaffective_disorder schizoaffective disorder]. Other health issues that Caligula may have had include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningitis meningitis], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis encephalitis], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy epilsepsy].
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 He appears as a character in [[wikipedia:Horrible Histories (2009 TV Series)|Horrible Histories]]. In the series he is played by [[wikipedia:Simon Farnaby|Simon Farnaby]] and alongside Elagabalus played by [[wikipedia:Matthew Baynton|Matthew Baynton]], [[Emperor Nero]] played by [[wikipedia:Jim Howick|Jim Howick]] and Commodus played by [[wikipedia:Ben Willbond|Ben Willbond]] sings the "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/clips/p00hklkl Evil Emperors Song]"
 [[Category:List]]
 [[Category:Male Villains]]