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Caligula also reportedly enjoyed dining while watching people being sawed. This brutal method of execution was quite rare in Ancient Rome but was said to be the favored method of execution by Caligula, who found the suffering of his victims to be appetizing.

The night before his murder, Caligula relayed a dream in which he saw himself standing before the throne of Jupiter. This planet was held in high esteem by Romans in terms of religious value as Jupiter (or Jove) was seen as king of all the Gods, comparable to the earlier Ancient Greek deity, Zeus. In the dream Caligula observed himself being rejected by Jove via this God kicking him down to Earth. This was seen as a premonition of his death. Caligula ignored the dream and ~~were~~ indeed assassinated the next day.

The night before his murder, Caligula relayed a dream in which he saw himself standing before the throne of Jupiter. This planet was held in high esteem by Romans in terms of religious value as Jupiter (or Jove) was seen as king of all the Gods, comparable to the earlier Ancient Greek deity, Zeus. In the dream Caligula observed himself being rejected by Jove via this God kicking him down to Earth. This was seen as a premonition of his death. Caligula ignored the dream and was indeed assassinated the next day.

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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 Caligula also reportedly enjoyed dining while watching people being sawed. This brutal method of execution was quite rare in Ancient Rome but was said to be the favored method of execution by Caligula, who found the suffering of his victims to be appetizing.
-The night before his murder, Caligula relayed a dream in which he saw himself standing before the throne of Jupiter. This planet was held in high esteem by Romans in terms of religious value as Jupiter (or Jove) was seen as king of all the Gods, comparable to the earlier Ancient Greek deity, Zeus. In the dream Caligula observed himself being rejected by Jove via this God kicking him down to Earth. This was seen as a premonition of his death. Caligula ignored the dream and were indeed assassinated the next day.
+The night before his murder, Caligula relayed a dream in which he saw himself standing before the throne of Jupiter. This planet was held in high esteem by Romans in terms of religious value as Jupiter (or Jove) was seen as king of all the Gods, comparable to the earlier Ancient Greek deity, Zeus. In the dream Caligula observed himself being rejected by Jove via this God kicking him down to Earth. This was seen as a premonition of his death. Caligula ignored the dream and was indeed assassinated the next day.
 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]"